American Bittern

Posted by Bruce Sherman on Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:30 pm

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I found this guy near Port Aransas, TX recently. I don't see many of them so it's always a treat to get a shot of one.

1DII with 500 and 1.4X TC, manual metering (ISO 400, 1/1,000, f8). Cropped about 10% from original.

Thanks for looking. All comments and critiques appreciated.

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by Chris Kayler on Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:40 pm

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Awesome shot Bruce. I've yet to get a shot of them i'm really happy with.

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by Michael Dossett on Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:09 pm

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Bruce this is great. I'm not a huge fan of the high key-ish background but the bird is awesome and especially the fact that you got this with a bittern makes it even better! Check out those long toenails!

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:14 pm

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Great stuff Bruce. Tough bird to catch, never mind in flight.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:25 pm

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Bruce,

Excellent flight shot. I like the wing position.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:42 pm

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First Bittern in flight shot I have ever seen. Love the mucky feet.

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by Christopher Dodds on Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:44 pm

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Killer Bittern flight shot, Bruce. Well done.

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by Jim Neely on Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:35 pm

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Great flight shot of a tough one to see, flying or not.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:58 pm

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Excellent to get this guy in flight!

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by Paul Fusco on Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:18 pm

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Bruce -

Don't know what these birds are like in TX, but up here they are very secretive and hard to get at all. This is a great catch for you!
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by Royce Howland on Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:38 pm

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Yeah, any shot of a bittern without 98% of the frame covered in reeds is a good catch. But a clean flight shot is _really_ cool. I do wish the BG had some color to it as I feel the grey washes out the bird somewhat. But the bird itself is great and I like the composition. Just my imagination, but the bittern looks a bit surprised to have been caught out.

Very nice to see!

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by Dan Wolin on Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:36 pm

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I dont think I have ever seen one of these in flight. Very nice.

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by LHays on Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:40 pm

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Dang, Bruce. No wonder I can't get any Bittern shots.....I keep looking for them buried in the reeds. Maybe I need to look up once in awhile. Super shot of a bird that I don't think I've ever seen fly!!

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