Once Bittern, Twice Shy

[sleipnerofasgard]

Haaay c'mon, i really make an effort with these thread titles, the least you could do is have a look. As the title suggests, i was at Leighton Moss today in search of the elusive bird, now the first law of photography in my book is "always be prepared" so as i am sitting in the public hide with my camera firmly esconsed in it's bag a cry goes up "there's one, flying straight towards us", cue 15 seconds of a flying Bittern passing less than five feet in front of the hide and me ripping of gloves and velcro from the camera bag,twisting out the zoom taking of the lens cap and finally turning on the camera as said bird disappears out of sight.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE ONE

Anyhoo, that's the moral of this tale, and there will be more rules to follow later in this series. But alls well that ends weell and i did get my pictures









All of these pictures but especially the second one, shows just how difficult it is to spot these blighters

Frank

[sunnydale]

Wow! Lovely shots Frank. Bet you're glad you got them in the end!

[AJH748]

Hi Frank

Great shots.

I was at LM today as well but I went to the wrong hide (The one beyond the Public Hide). By the time I got back to the Public Hide there were no Bitterns there

Best shot I got was this one:-



Alan

[Meta menardi]

I love Leighton Moss, though I am now at the far side of the country. The light in those photos is so evocative, the bird is so special. Thanks for putting those up.

[NJP87]

Excellent pics Frank.

What kit are you using to take the pics?

[sleipnerofasgard]

Expensive camera, cheap lens although i have heard the other way round works just as well Samsung gx10 at around £350 now and 300 mm Tamron for just over a hundred pounds

Frank

[NJP87]

Cheers Frank.

I have the sigma 300mm.

[Hedge Witch]

Great shots, Frank and Alan! I'm thinking you both had a very lucky day

[AJH748]

Thanks Hedge Witch

Alan

[sleipnerofasgard]

Cheers Hedge Witch, your absolutely right as well

Frank