American Bittern, Kearny Marsh

 
Ron Shields was kayaking in the Kearny Marsh earlier this week when he took these amazing photos of an American Bittern in beautiful plumage.  (Thanks, Ron!)

More on the American Bittern (a threatened species in New Jersey) here: Ambittern.

Comments

[fco]

I had a girlfriend that looked just like this elusive Bittern

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[Mike G.]

Beautiful shot. I saw an AB on an pontoon-boat eco-tour late last fall, but that day was overcast and the bird was not so wonderfully lit up as in your photos.

[Fred]

Nice eye on catching the elusive Bittern.