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It's my own fault; I named a Sparrowhawk "Fred". Now we have Bert the Bittern courtesy of Sam and Ken; oh and Chris the Swan Goose thanks to KC|=)| Stay tuned for Percy the Pigeon, Steve the Starling, Dave the Dunnock, and Willy the Wren|=)| A flake of snow went in the Bittern's eye...

Canon EOS 1D Mark III Canon EF 500 mm f/4 IS lens 1/1250 sec f/4 ISO 200

I bet you thought that I'd run out if poses; nope, a couple of different ones left|=)|

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One of the last shots of the day (Saturday) for which i was grateful, had to shoot at iso 1000 to retain some sharpness of the sudden movement of flight but hopefully it made up for the lack of detail.

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Saw 2 yesterday and my first Beardie this year sadly no shot (B.Tit)

Least Bittern showing full neck stretch at Lindo Lake, Lakeside, CA, 10-21-10, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L. http"//www.picturetrail.com/marysan

Bet you can't guess what. ;) One of my shots from the two local crowd-pleasers.

Putting the Bittern to rest for now,if i do get lucky again then hopefully if they turn out ok i will post some more cheers for now Don.

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I've been a bit preoccupied with Fred, and forgot that I had more Bittern pics. Although I think you might be seeing Fred again later|=)|

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I thought that I'd upload a full frame shot, just to show how relatively close this bird was. Although, bear in mind the 1020mm focal length with the teleconverter attached.