Dwarf Bittern

Gallery: AvianPosted March 9, 201463 views7 comments

Thankfully the massive rain we had at Ruaha, turned up something extremely positive for me. The long grass meant we had to look up a lot ans I was very surprised to see this, my second sighting ever

Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560mm
F8
ISO 800
1/800

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Marina Scarr on March 9, 2014 at 10:48 AM

Lovely image, Ken. You've done a great job making this bird stand out against a busy background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 9, 2014 at 12:21 PM

Neat bird - had never heard of this species before.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 9, 2014 at 1:47 PM

Nice find, cool looking bittern. Very sharp and natural coloration.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 9, 2014 at 4:10 PM

Super image Ken. The detail is exceptional. Are the greenish lores and blue eye ring normal color or is it coming into breeding color?

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 10, 2014 at 12:02 PM

Interesting patterns and a nice pose of a bird I have never heard of before either. Way to go Ken.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 10, 2014 at 11:57 PM

What a cool looking bird Ken. Nice shot. Very colorful. Tack sharp with a perfect pose. Might be just a touch over saturated but very beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 11, 2014 at 12:46 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments.
Looking again I think I probably overdid the saturation a bit.

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