Caption

Common little bittern (Botaurus minutus, Ixobrychus minutus) adult male taking off from reed bed, reedbed in wetland in spring

Date

May 22, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26I78_272

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.4Mb (12.5Mb) / 14.8in x 9.8in / 4429 x 2953 (300dpi)

Keywords

departure male animal reed wetland water bird Bird wild animal animal spring wildlife Ciconiiformes male Heron Pelecaniformes start adult Little bittern Bittern wildlife photography adult animal natural environment mature bird photography reed zone taking off wet land waterfowl animals in the wild springtime fauna old animal habitat take-off adult male wetland biotope aquatic bird Wildlife natural habitat flying off departures male animals reeds wetlands water birds Birds wild animals animals males Herons starting Little bitterns Bitterns starts adult animals natural environments matures waterfowls aquatic birds flying from reed-type in May reed area