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 -- ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

North America's smallest heron is uncommon and secretive. If you ever hope to glimpse a least bittern in Tennessee, plan on spending time in some wet, densely vegetated, cattail, bulrush or sawgrass ...

While most people are familiar with pulling weeds, Vincent Auclair has been pulling reeds. A lot of reeds. All by hand. All to help the least bittern, an elusive marsh bird, thrive. And Auclair, a ...

There is a 50-acre cattail marsh in Berrien County that is full of surprises. It's not only home to the Least Bittern -- Michigan's pint-sized and threatened fish-eating heron -- but it's home to a ...

Readers have been sending me photographs of a bird they can’t quite identify but sort of looks like the illustration of a least bittern in their field guides. I’ve clarified that the bird is a green ...

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 ...

While most people are familiar with pulling weeds, Vincent Auclair has been pulling reeds. A lot of reeds. All by hand. All to help the least bittern, an elusive marsh bird, thrive. SEE ALSO: What are ...