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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: JW Mills on September 09, 2014, 09:32:50 PM

Title: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: JW Mills on September 09, 2014, 09:32:50 PM

This is the bird at Col Sam. I was quite surprised with how small it was!
 
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u225/zed37/Wading%20Birds/LBitx02-016.jpg) (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/zed37/media/Wading%20Birds/LBitx02-016.jpg.html)
 
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u225/zed37/Wading%20Birds/LBitx01-014.jpg) (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/zed37/media/Wading%20Birds/LBitx01-014.jpg.html)
 
The bird was still around today, Sept. 21, and in the same area.
Here are two more pics.
 
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u225/zed37/Wading%20Birds/LBitx03-015.jpg) (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/zed37/media/Wading%20Birds/LBitx03-015.jpg.html)
 
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u225/zed37/Wading%20Birds/LBitx04-025.jpg) (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/zed37/media/Wading%20Birds/LBitx04-025.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Least Bittern
Post by: Dinusaur on September 09, 2014, 09:34:27 PM

Lovely photo - hope it sticks around a bit longer for some of us to make the trip.

Title: Re: Least Bittern
Post by: thouc on September 10, 2014, 07:45:53 AM

Nice photos! It will likely move on when the colder weather and north winds hit us in a couple of days.

Title: Re: Least Bittern
Post by: MEGHAN on September 12, 2014, 02:20:18 PM

Nice John, glad to see you made it down there

Title: Re: Least Bittern
Post by: Dinusaur on September 14, 2014, 01:40:13 PM

Quote from: "Dinusaur"

Lovely photo - hope it sticks around a bit longer for some of us to make the trip.

Well, I made the trip this morning and was rewarded with a great sighting and photo-op of this little gem - a lifer for me. What a colorful bird he is - a joy to watch.

Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: JW Mills on September 22, 2014, 08:06:55 AM

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 22, 2014, 06:57:01 PM

Reviewing my photos and yours here, I see a noticeable change in plumage in the short time the bird has been at the park.  It has lost most of the wiry white feathers on the top of its head, the crown has grown a bit darker, and there is less white on the neck, particularly at the sides.  We have had a rare opportunity to closely observe this normally elusive species!

BB

Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: paul_reeves on September 22, 2014, 08:48:07 PM

Nice series John.

Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: Kin Lau on September 22, 2014, 09:09:48 PM

Anyone seen it in the last few days?

Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 22, 2014, 09:25:58 PM

It was still there yesterday (Sunday) .

BB

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Title: Re: Least Bittern - update - pics added
Post by: Kin Lau on September 22, 2014, 11:07:07 PM

Thanks, we're coming down this week, so this would be a nice find.