{"id":2361,"date":"2016-06-18T10:35:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocbirds.com\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2016-06-18T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T17:35:15","slug":"the-least-bittern-a-secretive-marsh-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/?p=2361","title":{"rendered":"The Least Bittern, a secretive marsh species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For myself, and I am sure I speak for many others where this species resides, getting a view or even glimpse is infrequent and can be challenging.\u00a0 Over the past several years my personal encounters have been far and few between.\u00a0 Once was at dusk (a momentary flyby) and other times were simply calls.\u00a0 Fortunately this past April during an apparent mating season at Laguna Niguel Regional Park you could not only hear but also see the Least Bitterns in mid-day hours.\u00a0 I was first attracted by their calls on April 10 at dusk, then opted to revisit the park again during day time hours the following day, April 11, 2016..\u00a0 Additionally I was able to obtain reasonably good sound recordings on a cell phone and at close range.\u00a0 Both photos and also the sound recordings can be found below.<\/p>\n<p>For additional photos go here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/gallery\/least-bittern\/\">https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/gallery\/least-bittern\/<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nSound Samples:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/311625\/embed\" width=\"340\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/311626\/embed\" width=\"340\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2360\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6447-Least-Bittern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2360\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6447-Least-Bittern-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo taken at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel, CA on April 11, 2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6447-Least-Bittern-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6447-Least-Bittern-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6447-Least-Bittern.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Photo taken at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel, CA on April 11, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2359\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6462-Least-Bittern.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2359\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6462-Least-Bittern-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo taken at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel, CA on April 11, 2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6462-Least-Bittern-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6462-Least-Bittern-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ocbirds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/EOS-7D-Mark-II6462-Least-Bittern.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Photo taken at Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Niguel, CA on April 11, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For myself, and I am sure I speak for many others where this species resides, getting a view or even glimpse is infrequent and can be challenging.\u00a0 Over the past several years my personal encounters have been far and few &hellip; 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