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Posted by Alan Murphy on Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:49 am

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Least Bittern Anahuac NWR, Upper Texas Coast

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I finally got a decent scanner, so I have been going through some old slides and rescanning. I found this slide, which I shot about 6 years ago. It shows the habitat of this small Bittern, and it shows the breeding plumage with the red lores.
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by Fabs Forns on Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:54 am
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Beautiful colors on the birds, Alan, great enviroment image!!!!
 

by Jim Urbach on Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:58 am
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Alan,

This is beautiful. Wonderful breeding plumage and great BG and so different than Wako where I usually see them.

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by Peterh on Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:59 am
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Great shot.

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by Kenny_k on Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:06 am
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Great shot and a great scan to boot!! Well done, Alan!
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by KK Hui on Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:09 am
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A nice shot, Alan!
The scan looks clean and sharp ...
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by Jim Neiger on Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:27 am
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Great image, Alan. I love habitat shots like this where the habitat really adds to the image instead of distracting.
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by Kristi Graham on Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:18 am
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Beautiful habitat shot...not a typical Murphy background but still on a "perfect perch"! :D (but no flowers..hmmm)
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:37 am
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Beautiful image of the Bittern 'at home' Alan. You have changed your perch supplier since this shot was taken I see........... :wink: 8) 8) 8) 8) :D
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by Herman Blockx on Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:39 am
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great pose of this little fellow! fine shot!
 

by Alan Melle on Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:52 am
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Excellent! My goodness......it looks like you used a natural perch rather than a Murphy special. What's going on with that??? :P
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:07 am
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Extremely well done and quite different from the more common Wakodahatchee LB shots.
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by Len Maltese on Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:29 am
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Good job getting this one out in the open. Excellent.
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:59 am
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Alan:

Excellent capture, I know she is supposed to camouflage well, but if we increase contrast a little the bird might be more noticeable to the human eye. (just for display purposes)
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by Wayne Nicholas on Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:07 pm
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He's a handsome devil. I like the inclusion of habitat.

The scan looks very sharp. I do see a bit of blue cast. However, I am viewing this on an MDA terminal which, I'm sure, is not very accurate. Just FYI.
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Vewry much like the effect of blue water coming through the reeds.
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by Kim Steininger on Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:40 pm
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Very cool shot Alan!!!
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by mrhughj on Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:47 pm
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For a moment I thought that I was looking at Wako. NIce shot, Alan.

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by Bruce Sherman on Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:44 pm
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Great shot, Alan. Haven't seen any of these guys down here in south TX yet this spring.
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by Chris Kayler on Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:44 pm
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Sweet shot Alan. I do like the repost w/ a bit more contrast!
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