I spend the entire month of June on a boat watching the sunrise and sunset. I do this because I am leading wildlife photography tours, to capture images of Loons. I am so fortunate to be outside, ...

One evening last month, I visited a marshy area in Pickaway County in hopes of hearing a rail, most likely a king, Virginia or sora. If any were there, they were quiet that evening. But a soft song -- ...

The American Bittern’s “pumper-lunk” call has got to be one of the strangest sounds I have ever heard. When I first heard it, I thought the sound was coming from some kind of oddball frog, but when I ...

An Australasian Bittern chick hatched in a rice bay.(Matt Herring) The Australasian bittern is a strange bird. It has a low, loud call, and has been known to use grass stalks as tools. Strangest of ...

The endangered Australasian bittern likes to keep a low profile, and if it feels threatened it's known to stand still, extend its wings and pretend to be a reed. It has the nickname 'bunyip bird' ...

One of the UK's rarest birds, the bittern, is making a new comeback from extinction, after its best year on record led to the numbers of breeding males topping 100 for the first time. Here is a ...

The bittern's dependence on reed beds and its very small population have raised concerns One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to ...

The bird was spotted using a recently-installed camera mounted on a tree One of Britain's rarest birds has been caught on camera at a Powys wildlife reserve. The bittern was spotted at Montgomeryshire ...

One of the UK's most threatened birds - the bittern - is returning to England and Wales, according to conservationists. More bitterns have been recorded than at any time since the early 19th Century, ...