a bittern(?) and an owl taken at UPD

[Armando Somintac]

sorry for the quality of the image but this guy is just too far for my setup.

is this a bittern?
this is a much larger bird than the more common yellow and cinnamon bitterns. its too shy (anxious) to even show its complete body.



is this a grass-owl ?

thanks for looking.
-mando

[tina mallari]

Not sure about the bittern but that is definitely a Grass Owl - Congratulations Mando

[Romy Ocon]

Agree with Plain Master on the Grass Owl. The first one looks like an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron.

Nice shots, Mando!

Ref. (also from Hardin), 40D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG) + Canon 2x TC, 1600 mm, manual focus via Live View, resized full frame :