American Bittern

American Bittern chowing down in my Maine backyard.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• American
• Bittern
• backyard
• birds
• Maine

[Pixelrelated]

That's weird because Bitterns usually shy away from human dwellings, and they have pretty good vision so they usually know when they're being watched *quickly pretends to be a reed*

[xxEElizxx]

@Pixelrelated

Actually we saw a Bittern 2 years in a row in our backyard and last year I could hear it in the field next to ours but did not see.  Now whether it was the same Bittern that remains to be known but I would guess probably so. I am always on the look out for one now!

[xxEElizxx]

Thank you!

[Standardbredpaceable]

So beautiful.

[sharan60dream]

I'm jealous for your yard bird

[Pixelrelated]

@xxEElizxx Yeah in the creek in my backyard I heard something like a heavy object falling into the water for like 3 minutes straight. I looked around for a bittern, but it stopped.

[celebrityjim]

i really like the plumage on these things, probably one of my favourite birds :)

[joyylee]

keep up the good work.  I think most people don't know about bitterns.

[edcellwarrior]

Very good. Nice close-up. Good filming. No shakeing. I like it.