The bittern, one of the UK's rarest birds, has had its best year on record. The numbers of breeding males has topped 100 for the first time since it came back from extinction in 1997. Conservationists ...

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 Riverina supports the world’s largest breeding population of an endangered water bird, according to a research project supported by rice growers. The Bitterns in Rice project, run by Matt Herring ...

A bittern, one of Britain's rarest birds, has been rescued after it was found walking along a road in Preston, Lancashire, the RSPCA said. 20 February 2009 • 4:29pm Bittern: The bittern, which lives ...

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 ...

As Kathy was photographing wading birds at Brazos Bend State Park recently, she snapped a picture of what she thought was a green heron. But she wondered if it was a least bittern. A few minutes later ...

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 ...