Friday, January 8, 2021

The elusive American Bittern

  

 

He can be really hard to spot.  But then he steps out into the open.

 

What a bird!

 

He can stand motionless in the reeds with his head sticking straight up and be essentially invisible.  There are always a few American Bitterns around in the winter, but I rarely have any luck finding one.  There are more years without bittern sightings for us than with.  Feeling lucky to have spotted this one.

 

Current species count, 156.

 

Still need, 244.

 

 

 

 

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