Least Bittern on Nest

Not much going on around here this time of year so I thought I'd pull out some shots from this past spring. We had the rare opportunity of having a pair of least bitterns nest about 40 feet off the road at Presque Isle State Park. They had a clutch of 4-5 eggs as near as we could tell. It was very cool watching them over a few weeks until the reeds got too high for the daily photography contingency to get anymore shots. Especially neat was watching them roll the eggs around the nest.

Excellent. What I would call very intimate images.

Nice series.

Wonderful shots Michele, did you see the young birds later on?

Nice series.

Thanks everyone. I didn't see the hatchlings, only one or two people did, however, after just a few days they (and mom and dad) were no where to be seen. Whatever happened it probably wasn't good

Nice series, must've been great to sit and watch too

Sad about the outcome though, I hope it was a good ending.