A new one for me

and I had to look at the guide on the wall of the hide to see what it is.

I must say it is rather exciting to sit in a hide and not know what will show up.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So pleased you could mane this bird for us ! Great shot ,and fun in the hide ! fav

[Wylie]

It looks a lot like our curlew, but I can't see its legs.

[Corinne C]

A smart looking bird. What an exciting encounter!

[Valerie Chesney]

Super capture..

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Susan Wakely]

How lovely to see.

[Michelle]

Lovely looking bird, what was it?

[Rob Z]

That must have been a great experience - such a lovely bird too.

[Mags]

Great looking bird! It has amazing eyes.

[katy]

Got a lovely clear shot of him

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Did you get the name? Wonderful capture and great clarity. I don't have the patience to sit in a hide and stay for long waiting for the birds.

[John Falconer]

Brilliant shot Diana.

[Brian]

Great capture

[Zilli]

Lovely

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture and always good to see something new.

[Peter Dulis]

nice one

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely capture

[winghong_ho]

Great shot.

[Lin]

Fabulous capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is impressive looking. Great capture.

[Carole Sandford]

A lovely capture!

[Linda Godwin]

Great find, looks like some type of young night heron

[Desi]

Fabulous. Looks like a night heron to me? Is that what the guide on the wall of the hide said?

[Margaret Brown]

A lovely capture but not one I know.

[Kate]

Great capture...so what is it?

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh what a beautiful bird! I want to know what it is too!

[gloria jones]

Terrific shot, focus, details

[Beverley]

How exciting!!! Fabulous capture of this pretty bird

[Shutterbug]

That is quite an awesome experience. I love the idea of a hide where you shoot with a camera. Is it a night heron?

[Lesley]

Ah how lovely. I didn’t know about these either.

[Renee Salamon]

You are so lucky to be watching all this fabulous wild life

[Judith Johnson]

And it's a .......? Lovely shot from the hide.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Bobbi C]

Oh how fun, it was well worth the wait!

[George]

Well captured.

[Heather]

A nice sharp capture, Diana! Now I know what a little bittern looks like. Thank you! Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Excellent shot- the ones in our shore areas completely blend in with the reeds making them almost impossible to see!

[Pat]

He’s lovely! How great to find something new!

[Paula Fontanini]

Cool bird and your image is beautiful and so detailed!! :)

[Rick]

Neat looking bird. Great shot.

[Lois]

Fantastic focus! Beautiful capture!

[Diana]

@beryl @pusspup @corinnec @happysnaps @joansmor @wakelys @bigmxx @robz @marlboromaam @grammyn @sangwann @johnfalconer @briaan @zilli @ziggy77 @pdulis @365projectorgchristine @wh2021 @linnypinny @mittens @carole_sandford @rontu @seacreature @craftymeg @craftymeg @k9photo @koalagardens @seattlite @beverley365 @shutterbug49 @tinley23 @rensala @busylady @elisasaeter @bobbic @gaf005 @365projectorgheatherb @olivetreeann @pattyblue @bluemoon @rickster549 @loweygrace Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@pusspup @bigmxx @sangwann @rontu @seacreature @craftymeg @k9photo @koalagardens @shutterbug49 @busylady Apologies to all, I did have the wrong tag and you were right :-)

[haskar]

What an exciting meeting. This is a rarity for us now.

[Kathy A]

Nice details on his feathers

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot