An American bittern relies on its feathers to blend into the surrounding grass of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The American Bittern can be found in our region, but they are rare and very ...

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Drive past a marsh, lakeshore, or river, you’re likely to see a stately great blue heron hunting in the shallows. They are common, impressive, and widespread. Though great blues often stand motionless ...

Pump-er Lunk or Oonk-GA-Loonk? Have you ever been out recreating in Montana, maybe near a wetland, and a strange sound stopped you in your tracks? Perhaps a repetitive, guttural "oonk-ga-loonk"? You ...

Have you ever been out recreating in Montana, maybe near a wetland, and a strange sound stopped you in your tracks? Perhaps a repetitive, guttural “oonk-ga-loonk”? You might have heard one of ...

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The July 3 Skagit Valley Herald article “S-W wants ballfields at Northern State” seriously underestimates the other point of view. The article says, “There is some opposition to the move that is ...

On a warm day at the end of June, the whole world buzzed with life. Painted turtles slid off sunning logs as we paddled up the channel into Big Bay Lagoon on Madeline Island. Song sparrows whistled ...

Don Estep of LaPorte, Ind. photographed an American bittern back on May 3 in a marsh near New Buffalo. The American bittern is a medium-sized heron that remains inconspicuous among the cattail marshes ...

I knew that some people would hear it, that strange, deep, bubbling bounce of a rare marsh bird with perhaps some of the greatest nicknames of all time: Bog Bull, Thunder Pumper, Mire Drum, and ...

Don Estep of LaPorte, Ind. photographed an American bittern back on May 3 in a marsh near New Buffalo. The American bittern is a medium-sized heron that remains inconspicuous among the cattail marshes ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...