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| Bittern, seen at Slimbridge WWT.; Two Bitterns at Slimbridge, added 9th January. | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 11 2011, 10:39 PM (3,311 Views) | |
| Dovetail-Marg | Dec 20 2012, 11:22 PM Post #41 |
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Thanks for the lovely comments. That was a shame Dave. The two head wardens at Slimbridge have done a brilliant job at Slimbridge by cutting some of the reeds down, so that gives you more of a chance to see one. This Bittern wasn't too far from the hide (although we are up two flights of stairs ) but when it took off, I had a bit of a job to keep up with it as I was side on and it soon flew out of my vision. ![]() At this point we all thought that it was going into hiding again. ![]() But no, it came out of the other side of the reeds. It always amazes me how long their necks are when they stretch up like this. ![]() It was like that for a few minutes, then had a bit of a shake, and then....... ![]() ![]() ![]() More..... |
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| Dovetail-Marg | Dec 20 2012, 11:28 PM Post #42 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() I had to darken a few of these photos a bit as it had the sun on it in flight, and it almost disappeared with the reeds behind it. ![]() ![]() ![]() That's all the Bittern photos from that visit. But you never know I might see it again in the next couple of months. ![]() Thanks for looking. |
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| Tabatha | Dec 21 2012, 07:36 AM Post #43 |
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Well done Marg. It was certainly worth the visit. for posting
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| happyhare | Dec 21 2012, 07:43 AM Post #44 |
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Fantastic captures Marg! The one I saw never flew anywhere so great to see yours in flight
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| Night Owl | Dec 21 2012, 06:00 PM Post #45 |
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More photos Marg the shots in flight are beautiful for posting them
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| Davebutterflyman | Dec 21 2012, 06:19 PM Post #46 |
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Absolutely stunning captures Marg
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| feedyourhedgehog | Dec 21 2012, 06:31 PM Post #47 |
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Marg I'm really green with envy
what fabulous photos and sightings it's just such a thrill to see one isn't it
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| Deleted User | Dec 21 2012, 11:03 PM Post #48 |
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What a fantastic sequence Marg!. Love the last one :clap: |
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| Deleted User | Dec 22 2012, 09:09 PM Post #49 |
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Superb photos Marg
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| Dovetail-Marg | Dec 23 2012, 11:46 PM Post #50 |
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Thanks for all of the lovely comments everyone.
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| Deleted User | Dec 24 2012, 12:15 AM Post #51 |
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Love that Bittern! Great set of photos. That last one in flight is great! Have you cropped them? They seem to be cropped in 4 x 4 format. You need a 6 x 4 format with the extra space in front of the bird, ( to give it somewhere to go ). Then have it printed at 24 x 16. Then put it on your wall, it's a cracker! :yay3: It'll look great on a framed canvas effect print. ( I wait until these - http://www.canvasrus.co.uk/ - have an offer on, and use them ) :oap: |
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| IanC_UK | Jan 2 2013, 04:44 PM Post #52 |
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wonderful catches of a very hard to see bird ! :) Nicely done :) |
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| Davebutterflyman | Jan 3 2013, 02:09 PM Post #53 |
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It would look fabulous framed Marg. |
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| Dovetail-Marg | Jan 5 2013, 12:07 AM Post #54 |
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Thanks for that advice Keith, and the nice comments.. By the way that photo of the Bittern in flight was cropped, by doing it in iPhoto you're not confined to different sizes, you can crop it down however you want. It's cropped from the left hand bottom of the photo as I nearly lost it as it was taking off, so I haven't really got very much to add back to give the Bittern "somewhere to go!!" .......it had already gone. Thanks Ian and Dave. ![]() I'm meeting Happyhare there tomorrow, so I really hope it shows well so that happyhare can see it and also take some photos.......keeping
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| Davebutterflyman | Jan 5 2013, 05:50 PM Post #55 |
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Fingers crossed for you both. |
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| Dovetail-Marg | Mar 27 2013, 05:16 PM Post #56 |
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I took this set of photos on the 25th February. This time I was on the lower floor of the hide, and I'm glad that I was, because it came reasonably close to that side of the hide this time.![]() ![]() Trying to catch a fish....unfortunately it wasn't successful, I would love to capture a Bittern with a fish in it's beak. ![]() ![]() I love those big green feet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is where it turned round and headed off into deeper reeds. ![]() Thanks for looking. |
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| Night Owl | Mar 27 2013, 07:08 PM Post #57 |
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A fantastic set of photos Marg
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| feedyourhedgehog | Mar 27 2013, 07:14 PM Post #58 |
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Wonderful Marg and wonderful photos too
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| happyhare | Mar 27 2013, 07:19 PM Post #59 |
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Brilliant to see the Bittern so close up photos.
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| tappersnapper | Mar 27 2013, 10:25 PM Post #60 |
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What a brilliant collection of Bittern photos and footage. Very envious!! Well done. |
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Well done Marg. It was certainly worth the visit.
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photos Marg the shots in flight are beautiful
for posting them

Marg I'm really green with envy
what fabulous photos and sightings it's just such a thrill to see one isn't it









A fantastic set of photos Marg
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