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, ...
On day in early-mid November, I was splashing and splodging around in one of the campground lakes, noting signs of beaver activity. As I emerged from this little exploration and came up onto the road, ...
The male bittern's booming mating call is evidence of the species' recovery in the UK Record numbers of bittern booming calls have been heard in Yorkshire during the bird's breeding season, the RSPB ...
The "once heard, never forgotten" call of a rare bird has been heard at a nature reserve - just 15 minutes from Essex - for the very first time. RSPB Rainham Marshes, located beside the Thames, ...
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Nature lovers and bird watchers in the North East have been delighted by several rare sightings of the elusive bittern over the years. The recent appearance of a bittern at Rainton Meadows on February ...
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- The American bittern is seldom seen in the Yakima area but you have a good chance of spotting one on Migratory Bird Day, May 13 at Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. One of the many ...
The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan.