Thursday, April 15, 2010

BITTERN IN FLIGHT - finally


Taken today in Canterbury !!! Perhaps one of only 30 birds left in the region. After 10 days of looking. My favourite photo ever !!!

2 comments:

  1. Brilliant photo Peter. I remember seeing bitterns quite frequently when I was growing up near Westport. Are there really only 30 left in Canterbury. I wonder if they are still surviving over on the Coast.

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  2. Yes Marilyn the West Coast has the best bittern populations in the South Island- but the bird's distribution is becoming increasingly fragmented.
    Regards
    Peter

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