There was a time in Armand bayou when there were no bullrush grasses and because of that, there was also no least bittern. Through the hard efforts of people like Mark Kramer who created the bullrush bomb (he engineered a system where clumps of California bullrush roots, held together by chicken wire and weighted down) and the efforts of many hard working volunteers, we can now see the fruits of their labor like this beautiful least bittern which are now frequently seen on the bayou. Least bitterns have not only come back, they are nesting and thriving as proof of the successful restoration and conservation efforts. This photo is of a female least bittern that is in bullrush snagging minnows called gulf menhaden.
https://www.abnc.org/nature-blog/avian-acrobat
Photo courtesy of Gary Seloff .
