American Bittern by Sue Weisensel

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3/6/06	© Sue E. Weisensel

American Bittern

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida Everglades

Hidden amongst the vegetation is a shy, camouflaged bird.
The bittern, or thunder pumper, so named because of the loud "oong-ka-choonk" call,
is known to hold its head skyward to resemble the background grass.
This is a priority species on Audubon's Watch List.

Nikon D70 ,Tamron SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD (IF)

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Carrie		11-Mar-2006 03:22
Very nice, so crisp and clear. Carrie

Digipets		10-Mar-2006 20:48
Whaat a great capture Sue! These kinds of birds are so interesting when they are stalking something. Judith

Digital Nuts		10-Mar-2006 14:04
Beautiful capture. John M

Guest		10-Mar-2006 12:34
Have seen these a few times usually after they have taken flight. Hard to spot especially in cattails. Very nice.

Guest		10-Mar-2006 12:07
Really nice and clear. Robin

Isabel Cutler		10-Mar-2006 05:54
Great how you got the focus on the bird - wondering if that was auto or manually focused. Isabel

Guest		10-Mar-2006 02:36
Very nice, sharp, good color.

Guest		10-Mar-2006 02:27
Great capture!

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