Day of The Bittern

Yellow Bittern

Ixobrychus sinensis
Pucong Kuning (Malay)

With half and hour to spare at lunctime i took a quick stroll around pongol park. It was really hot and while i was standing at the waters edge trying to shoot some barn swallow i heard a cry that sound like a cross between a duck a goose and very thick plastic being torn. Looking around for the origins of such "music" i spotted the yellow bittern.
For each of the exposures i tried adjusting my settings, mainly the aperture i played around with f/8-f/11
there was lots of wind and the sun was peeking out of the clouds every so often. All settings on manual except white balance. ISO 200 Focal Length 300mm. Once again let me know your thoughts on the pictures and if you have a preference.

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