Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) - 03Jul2016

Yesterday I experienced one of those magical moments when a bird that has previously eluded me for years has all of a sudden overloaded me with tons of amazing looks and photo opportunities.  I ended up seeing about 30 different Least Bitterns this particular morning at Cedar Island causeway in Carteret County, NC.  I have tried to cut down my hundreds of photos to a handful.  Enjoy!

Young bird.