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South American Bittern display
A displaying South American Bittern from the marshes in southeastern Brazil. These birds are very hard to get a good view off, let alone a good photo. I spent some weeks in the wetlands in southern Brazil a few years ago. One magic morning I was walking down a dirtroad towards the ocean, passed a small bush to find this male Bittern out in the open ready to do a display. I crawled down the side of the road and witnessed the bird blow up to a ball and call out a sound that travels several kilometers. Great experiance! It was impossible to get closer and I also didn't want to risk distrubring the bird when I didn't have camo or a hide. Therefore I went for a frame that included some habitat instead of a close portrait.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM II | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/1000s