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Least bittern with a fish
Another of those elusive birds of the wetlands that for some reason have been almost ubiquitous lately...seems I find at least two out in the open every weekend I visit the wetlands. This one strolled out into the sun to snag a fish, right on the bank of a reed island 35 feet from me. This one...- Zackiedawg
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Least bittern sneaking around
A male least bittern, stalking above the water on the reeds to avoid alerting the fish below to its presence - the brown and white striping a perfect camouflage for a fish looking up through the water.- Zackiedawg
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Least bittern
Rare sighting of a least bittern in the open- Kadawe
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Living flotsam, jetsam and the hunter....
Least bittern- David Roach
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Least Bittern Chick
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis) Chick.- Stanley Jones
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Least Bittern and Chick
Least Bittern with feeding chick (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis).- Stanley Jones
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Least Bittern
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond, a large fresh water marsh.- Stanley Jones
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Least Bittern
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Shoveler pond.- Stanley Jones
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Least Bittern, Juvenile
As with the adult posted the other day I don't see them often and this guy is really small. At first glance I thought it was a large dead leaf. lol! Not much bigger than a RWBB! At Huntington Beach State Park, SC- STEFFRO1
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MisIdentified bird
When I first became a member here I had a lot to learn, and I still do. I had spotted and photographed this bird, http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/273960/ppuser/74651. It has been one of my favorite photos I have taken since I joined the birdforum. I identified the bird as...- george2524
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Least Bittern
A Least Bittern creeping up from amongst the cattails at Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida.- Proavis
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Least Bittern, Female
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Least Bittern, Female
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Least Bittern, Female
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Least Bittern, Female
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Least Bittern
Was in Port Aransas, TX this week and spotted this Least Bittern crouching in the reeds of a wetland area and picking off minnows as they swam by.- Scrogdog
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Least Bittern
Landed right in front of us and worked its way through the reeds then flew off. Dad and I were lucky on this one.- jparks
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Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis at Lake Murray, San Diego, CA, 04-15-11, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L. http://www.picturetrail.com/marysan- Marysan
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least bittern
A rarity in the SF Bay Area (it usually winters much farther south) - this perspective shows how its breast markings provide camouflage in the reeds.- avwh
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Least Bittern
Least Bittern- Dave B Smith
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Least Bittern
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Least Bittern
Least Bittern- Dave B Smith
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least bittern
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baby least bittern
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Least Bittern (Photo 2)
The least bittern was a very flighty bird and not a willing photographic subject.- jonsund
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