Least Bittern Time


Posted by flygirl on Fri May 13, 2022 10:47 am

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At one of our wetlands, Apopka Wildlife Drive, in Apopka Florida, we have quite a population of nesting Least Bitterns, this time of year.  They become more visible and give us photographers at least some photo ops.  

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by david fletcher on Fri May 13, 2022 12:45 pm
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Gorgeous light and pose caught Nancy! Lovely sighting!
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by Mary Brun on Fri May 13, 2022 12:58 pm
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A really nice pose for this guy captured in his natural environment.
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by David J. Bogener on Fri May 13, 2022 1:28 pm
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Cool action image. Sharp with no wing blur.
 

by Carol Clarke on Fri May 13, 2022 3:50 pm
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Nice action capture - and got to love those legs, Nancy!

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by Cindy Marple on Fri May 13, 2022 6:18 pm
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Nice mid-flight pose.
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by Karl Egressy on Fri May 13, 2022 7:59 pm
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Excellent action shot of a rare to see bird.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Sat May 14, 2022 10:31 am
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Love this landing (?) pose-really shows off the character of the bird.
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by ADKShooter on Sat May 14, 2022 11:58 am
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Outstanding pose of the secretive little Bittern,  Wonderful job.


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by flygirl on Sat May 14, 2022 3:04 pm
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