Bittern running on water

The bird was spooked by a Marsh Harrier, flew out from the reeds, crashed down into the water and made its way back to shore. This is one of the whole sequence i have of it going back. Uncropped using the Sigma 150-500mm at 500mm.

Uploaded13/01/2015 - 21:43

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-r

Shutter Speed1/1000

Aperturef/6.3

LensN/A

ISO800

Focal Length500mm

Unique Views / Likes0/0

TagsBittern, Dungeness RSPB Reserve, Sigma 150-500mm, Pentax K-r

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Date Taken	09/01/2015 - 16:01
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-r
Program Mode	Manual
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/1000
Aperture	f/6.3
ISO	800
Focal Length	500mm
Lens	N/A

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3483 posts
10 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 14/01/2015 - 01:03 Link

A rare capture.

Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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RobL RobL

2611 posts
10 years
Warwickshire

Posted 14/01/2015 - 18:19 Link

Well captured and focused, I am surprised the bittern was flushed out into the open, you would expect it to rely on it's camouflage in the reeds. The Harrier must have got really close!

Edited by RobL: 14/01/2015 - 18:20

Teaka53 Teaka53

83 posts
12 years
Norfolk UK

Posted 14/01/2015 - 19:37 Link

davidwozhere wrote:
A rare capture.

Nice to see a shot of this elusive bird

Malc

Batfink Batfink

2 posts
10 years

Posted 14/01/2015 - 22:33 Link

davidwozhere wrote:
A rare capture.

RobL wrote:
Well captured and focused, I am surprised the bittern was flushed out into the open, you would expect it to rely on it's camouflage in the reeds. The Harrier must have got really close!

Teaka53 wrote:

davidwozhere wrote:
A rare capture.

Nice to see a shot of this elusive bird

Thank you, I saw the bird 3 separate occasions in the session and was amazed to see it the first time!. It was really odd for it to do this.