In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, an American bittern hides in the grass during an annual 24-hour Christmastime ritual to count birds along the Texas Gulf Coast in Mad Island, Texas. The data ...

Thu., April 24, 2025 An American bittern shows off its long wingspan in this photo by Buck Domitrovich. (Courtesy of Buck Domitrovich) An American bittern shows off its long wingspan in this photo by ...

A photographer says this American Bittern bird eats a mud snake as the critter tried making its third escape. Brazos Bend State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife/Facebook Screengrab A snake found itself ...

American Bittern eating a mud snake at Brazos Bend State Park in March 2022. (Elise Kitchens, Elise Kitchens) BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK, Texas – The early bird gets the worm — or in this case, the snake.