Rolf Nussbaumer / Least bittern {Ixobrychus exilus} male perching between reeds, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA, May 2005
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile perched in reed bed. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile moving through Bulrushes. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile perched on Bulrush. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile perched on reed. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile perched amongst Bulrush (Scirpus sp). Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile standing still with beak up, portrait. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Jack Dykinga / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) juvenile standing still with beak up, portrait. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Arizona, USA. July.
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Barry Mansell / Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) perched on reeds, Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May
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Barry Mansell / Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), adult perched on reeds, Everglades NP, South Florida, USA, May
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Barry Mansell / Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) male perched on vegetation, South Florida, USA, May
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilus) climbing through reeds, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA