What the Heck is a Bittern???

If you didn't read my last blogpost

on the Sandhill Crane Migration,

please drop down to the bottom

of this one,

and click on "older posts" on the right hand corner

and read that first.

We went on a trip out to the Sturgeon River Sloughs

and watched over a hundred Sandhill Cranes migrate in...

it was wonderous!

While waiting for the Sandhill Cranes to fly in,

a guide spotted a bird.

He said it was rare in our area

and wanted us to see it.

It was WAY across the field in a pond, so I didn't get

great photos of it.

But I wanted you to see one,

in case you didn't ever see one before.

A Bittern!

A Bittern is a heron-like bird.

Read about it HERE.

(You can even click on the sound this bird makes on the link, which is very unusual.)

So, now that you saw a good photo of one

at the All About Birds site (by clicking on the link),

here is my

not-so-clear-but-I-was-glad-to-try-to-photo-one

attempt:

There brown, tan and white stripes makes them blend in with

their environment so they are not easy to spot...especially across a pond

on a cloudy day!:

The sun came out a few times, and when it did,

it's feathers looked redder and it was easier to spot:

I am so happy to be able to share

it with you....

my blogger friends...

because like the theme

for the Enquirer goes:

I knew:

"inquiring minds want to know!!