Least Bittern

Posted by Craig Lipski on Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:19 am

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Least Bittern (f)
Ixobrychus exxilis

South Padre Island, TX, USA

The smallest member of the heron family, this gal's only about a foot long and weighs less than the meat in a Quarter Pounder, after cooking (the burger, not the bird.)

5DIV
100-400 4.5-5.6 II
1/1600, f/8, ISO 1600
Eval +.67
Hand held, natural light

Comments and suggestions always welcome

Good light,
Craig

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by ADKShooter on Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:28 pm

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I've never seen a Least Bittern flying over so much open water. A tough little secretive bird that's tough to get so cleanly. Nice work to get your focus on him.

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by Craig Lipski on Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:50 pm

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ADKShooter wrote:I've never seen a Least Bittern flying over so much open water. A tough little secretive bird that's tough to get so cleanly. Nice work to get your focus on him.

Thanks; I’ve spent a lot of time set up and waiting, but this gal surprised me walking down the boardwalk; I threw my camera up and got lucky with 3 decent shots in that burst

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by John Meade on Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:54 pm

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I have never been fortunate enough to photograph one of these but I hope to one day. Great flight shot.

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by Ron Day on Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:17 pm

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Great open-water find with excellent detail, Craig. Very nice image!

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by david fletcher on Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:55 am

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Well done with this Craig. Great info too. Don't recall seeing many images of these here.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:58 pm

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Excellent capture of this beauty in flight, Craig! The downswept wing shows the beautiful colours and markings so well.

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