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spotted my first American Bittern the other day, fabulous looking bird
#birds #bittern

a long beaked heron like bird with brown and cream stripey feathers twisting with its head up - an American Bittern

a long beaked heron like bird with brown and cream mottled back feathers crouched in the grass - an American Bittern

Awesome day birding around RSPB Lakenheath Fen, and then (eventually, thanks to a road closure) dropping in to the “swan feed” at WWT Welney Washes.

Did I see anything “good” you ask? Well, I say, I saw many amazing flappy things, including lots of Marsh Harriers, two Common Cranes, and a Bittern (pictured).

#RSPBLakenheathFen #WWTWelney #WWTWelneyWashes #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birding #Birds #Bittern #BotaurusStellaris

A blurry photo of a bittern (a compact brown heron) flying along.

Eine Rohrdommel steht auf der Eisfläche eines zugefrorenen Sees. Das braun-beige gemusterte Gefieder hebt sich sanft von den kühlen Blautönen des Eises ab und harmoniert mit den trockenen Schilfhalmen im Vordergrund. Der Vogel hält den Schnabel leicht nach oben gerichtet – eine typische Tarnhaltung, die Ruhe, Konzentration und winterliche Stille ausstrahlt.

#Rohrdommel
#Vogel
#Wildlife
#Naturfotografie
#Winter
#Eis
#ZugefrorenerSee
#Feuchtgebiet
#Schilf
#Tarnung
#Stille
#BirdPhotography
#WildlifePhotography
#birdsofpixelfed
#birdsofmastodon

A bittern stands on the frozen surface of a lake. Its brown and beige patterned plumage contrasts gently with the cool blue tones of the ice and blends with the dry reeds in the foreground. The bird holds its bill slightly upward, a typical camouflage posture that conveys calm, focus, and winter stillness.

#Bittern
#Bird
#Wildlife
#NaturePhotography
#Winter
#Ice
#FrozenLake
#Wetland
#Reeds
#Camouflage
#Stillness
#BirdPhotography
#WildlifePhotography

This is a Bittern. I’d never heard of these birds before, but they are interesting… First off, they stretch their necks upward when they’re trying to hide, because the stripes along their necks and torso appear to melt into the tall grasses, helping to disguise them.

And secondly, their bird call is deep and gurgling, almost like a glug of water down a drain. It far over the wetlands they call home, and stands out because it’s so low in register.

We have them here in Humboldt County in northern California along the Redwood Coast. This bird was requested by a patron who stopped by my art booth this last year.

It’s entirely #HumanMade. I use Procreate on my iPad Pro, and draw each stroke by hand. Here’s the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/6HwSDNNfoR2AFbiYXFCXeC

And here’s the livestream recording of when I made it: https://makertube.net/w/gvF2jbFYVwqnRcF1cp5R7B

It’s available as a greeting card on my Goimagine art shop, but unfortunately only for US customers right now. Here’s the link: https://goimagine.com/bittern-single-bird-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

Here are my other artist links: https://coreyartusimageryinfo.carrd.co/

And finally, a link to my website, where my livestream is embedded from MakerTube, and I have a blog: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/

#art #illustration #birds #Birdart #bittern #ArtistOnPixelfed #IndieArtist #FediArt #speedpaint

Illustrated Bittern in standing water, against a blue paper background with darker gradients at the top and bottom. Surrounding the bird is a halo of light, as well as a Bokeh lighting effect in yellows and dusky greens.

A collection of Detox Doodles!

I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!

#art #badger #chameleon #bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Compilation of 6 photos of sketchbook pages. Top row consists of sketches of European badgers, chameleons and bittern. Bottom row consists of drawings of dik-diks, sea turtles and shoebill cranes.

Detox Doodles!

This is my daily sketching habit in an effort to curb mindless scrolling.

This page is about Bitterns! SO ODD.

#art #bird #bittern #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Finished this yesterday: a Bittern. They’re common where I live here in northern California—we have a lot of freshwater marshes along the Redwood Coast.

This was requested by a lady who stopped by my booth this year at one of the events I vended at.

I do all my work in Procreate on my iPad Pro. at no point to I use any “generative assistance” in the process. It’s #HumanMade.

Here’s the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/6HwSDNNfoR2AFbiYXFCXeC

I print all my own greeting cards and prints. You can find this one here: https://goimagine.com/bittern-single-bird-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope

Here is my website with links to all my other platforms, a blog, and an embedded livestream link where you can watch me make these pieces: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/

#art #MastoArt #Illustration ##IndieArtist #FediGiftShop #Birds #Birdart #Bittern

Illustration of a Bittern, wading through water against a deep blue sky. Behind the bird is a blue paper texture with gradients at the top and bottom of darker blue. Surrounding the bird is a double halo of white light, as well as a bokeh lighting effect in yellows and dark browns.

Coreyartus Imagery Livestream--1/6/26: Bittern

https://makertube.net/w/gvF2jbFYVwqnRcF1cp5R7B

American Bittern in Portland, Oregon.
#nature #photo #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #bittern #Portland #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #Oregon #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #Cute #PDXWildlife #PDXBirds #NaturePhotos

a brown and white bird with a long curved beak.

Black Bittern

~2022

#art #illustration #painting #bird #blackbittern #bittern

A painting of a black bittern. It appears to have failed to strike a fish, beak full of aquatic plants, and a bass leaping out of the water behind it.

That brown blob then sprouted a head!

As I suspected, it was a #Bittern holding onto bunches of reeds up above the water line.

I put my head back into reception and told them, all sorts of action broke out. There were people rushing to get telescopes and cameras!

It stayed there perched in the reeds and swaying in the wind for a while. 20 minutes maybe longer.

There’s a crowd gathered now (about 10 including me and Bee)

2/5

A photograph of a Bittern perched half way up the reeds.

A collection of Detox Doodles!

I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!

#art #badger #chameleon #bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Première rencontre (surprise) avec un blongios nain.
Alors que j'avais déjà passé une matinée bien chargée en Brenne, avec de belles observations, un oiseau a décidé de clôturer le spectacle en beauté. Je n'avais encore jamais vu de blongios et c'est en regardant mes photos que j'ai compris que l'oiseau en vol qui venait de traverser l'étang en était un.
Un gros coup de bol (mais qui aurait été difficile à saisir sans l'auto focus de mon appareil photo).

Me voilà requinqué pour au moins... 1 journée.

(Blongios nain, Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, Indre, Fr, 07/25)

#PhotographieOiseaux #Oiseaux #ObservationOiseaux #Ornithologie #OiseauxAquatiques #Ardeidaes #Ardeidés #Heron #Blongios #BlongiosNain #EnVol #Etang #ParcNaturel #ReserveNaturelle #Brenne #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdsOfFediverse #Birds #BirdWatching #Birding #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Bittern #LittleBittern

Un blongios nain (sorte de tout petit héron avec des petites pattes, un cou légèrement allongé et un aspect trapu) en vol au dessus d'un étang. Il s'agit d'un mâle dont le plumage est orange, noir et blanc.

Le blongios nain en vol qui commence à ralentir pour atterrir vers des branchages

Detox Doodles!

This is my daily sketching habit in an effort to curb mindless scrolling.

This page is about Bitterns! SO ODD.

#art #bird #bittern #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt

Once Bittern, Twice Shy...

Botaurus stellaris
Eurasian Bittern

The Bittern is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to skulk in reed beds and thick vegetation near water bodies.

#Birds #BirdWatching #Twitching #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon #Bird #Photo #Photograph #BirdPhotograph #Bittern

a brown heron like bird stands with outstretched beak pointing skywards on the edge of dense vegetation

a brown heron like bird stands shaking its feathers on the edge of dense vegetation

Just as I finished taking some photos of the Kingfisher a pair of Bittern took flight!

It was amazing to see them and we were so happy to finally catch sight of them, we’d visited wetlands and fens for a couple of years even hearing them boom but not seeing them.

In all the excitement I forgot to raise my shutter speed so there’s not many clear photos of them but these two turned out ok.

#Bird #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #UK #Photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Darktable #Norfolk #RSPB #Bittern

A photograph of a Bittern in flight, water and some tall reeds are in the background.

A photograph of a Bittern in flight. Green and brown reeds with a tree line are in the background

American bittern, seen in Hadley, Massachusetts on April 14, 2025 #Bird #Birding #Bittern

Photograph of an American bittern wading through a reedy pond. The bird is mostly brown with white stripes on its chest and some lighter markings on its wings

Photograph of the same bittern with its head raised more, giving side-eye to the pond

https://youtube.com/shorts/JkVpKmmTTNk?si=SsdMUH8ynNqdC4l0 #birds #birdsoftheworld #nature #birdwatching #birdvideosforcatstowatch #wildlife #YouTube #featheredfriends #bittern #wildanimals #wildlife #wildbirds #wildbirdsofmastodon

Bitterns have made a remarkable comeback in the UK, with numbers rising by 20% in just 12 months. Conservation efforts have restored reedbed habitats, leading to a record-breaking 283 booming males recorded in 2024. Visit nature reserves like RSPB Leighton Moss, Ham Wall, and Otmoor to hear their famous booming call.

@goodnews

#Bittern #ConservationSuccess #WetlandWildlife #Birdwatching #GoodNews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07z2jdg5v4o

Bittern dance party #MarshMadness #Bird #Bittern

#bittern

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