I recently made two trips to the West Lebanon Wetlands to look for the Least Bitterns.
During the first visit I spend over two hours and barely saw them. One was visible for less than a minute soon after I arrived.
Much later I got a quick shot before the bittern flew out of sight.
Both of these photos were taken from a considerable distance. I believe the top photo above shows a female and the second one a male.
I did get a photo of a muskrat somewhat closer to me …
… and a female Red-winged Blackbird with an insect.
While I waited for a bittern to reappear, I took some photos of dragonflies.
I could only spend 15 minutes during my second visit, but a Least Bittern appeared soon after I arrived and stayed visible until I had to leave. Here are photos I took, also at a considerable distance. I believe this bird is a female or a juvenile.
I also got a distant photo of a female Red-winged Blackbird with unusual coloration.
During 2020 I took more photos of the Least Bitterns. You can see them if you CLICK HERE.
At rare times, this area has been productive. I photographed a pair of Great Egrets there in 2012. You can see those photos if you CLICK HERE.