{"id":40666,"date":"2016-07-28T04:49:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=40666"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:30:54","slug":"american-bittern-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-bittern-images\/","title":{"rendered":"American Bittern Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" alt=\"American Bittern Images\" title=\"January American Bittern on the bank of the Bear River\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-119204\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20768%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-200x171.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-400x341.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-600x512.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-800x683.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>American Bittern Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Botaurus lentiginosus<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Bitterns have brown, buff and white streaked plumage, long, sharp bills, yellow to orange eyes, short legs and compact bodies.<\/li>\n<li>American Bitterns are migratory and will spend winters where there is open water.<\/li>\n<li>American Bitterns eat small fish and mammals, insects, crayfish and amphibians.<\/li>\n<li>Their preferred habit includes marshes and wetlands with tall vegetation.<\/li>\n<li>American Bitterns lay 2 to 7 eggs which take 24 to 28 days to hatch. The female incubates and they are primarily monogamous.<\/li>\n<li>Nicknames for American Bitterns include \u201cstake-driver\u201d, \u201cwater-belcher\u201d and \u201cthunder-pumper&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>A group of bitterns can be called a &#8220;siege&#8221;, &#8220;pretense&#8221;, &#8220;dash&#8221; and &#8220;freeze&#8221; of bitterns.<\/li>\n<li>American Bitterns can live to be 8 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my American Bittern photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-feather fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" 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type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-wrapper#fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-content{ padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px; text-align: left; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-recent-works fusion-portfolio-element fusion-portfolio fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-infinite fusion-portfolio-four fusion-portfolio-boxed fusion-portfolio-text\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"four\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173653\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173653\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-in-dappled-light\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern in dappled light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern in dappled light, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2835.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-in-dappled-light\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern in dappled light<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern in dappled light<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173651\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173651\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-portrait-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern portrait at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern portrait at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2699.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-portrait-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern portrait at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern portrait at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173649\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173649\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-on-migration-through-oklahoma\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern on migration through Oklahoma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern on migration through Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2511.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-on-migration-through-oklahoma\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern on migration through Oklahoma<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern on migration through Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173647\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173647\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-stare-down\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern stare down\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern stare down, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2408.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-stare-down\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern stare down<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern stare down<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173645\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173645\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-close-up-in-oklahoma\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern close up in Oklahoma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern close up in Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2330.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-close-up-in-oklahoma\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern close up in Oklahoma<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern close up in Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173643\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173643\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/migrating-american-bittern-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Migrating American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Migrating American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2305.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/migrating-american-bittern-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Migrating American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Migrating American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173641\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173641\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/staring-american-bittern-portrait\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Staring American Bittern portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Staring American Bittern portrait, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2247.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/staring-american-bittern-portrait\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Staring American Bittern portrait<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Staring American Bittern portrait<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-173639\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-173639\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/roadside-american-bittern-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Roadside American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Roadside American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/american-bittern-sequoyah-nwr-mia-mcpherson-2058.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/roadside-american-bittern-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Roadside American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Roadside American Bittern at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p>Date: 03\/30\/2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-57938\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-57938\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/springtime-american-bittern-in-the-marsh-at-bear-river-mbr\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Springtime American Bittern in the marsh at Bear River MBR\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Springtime American Bittern in the marsh at Bear River MBR, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-8092.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/springtime-american-bittern-in-the-marsh-at-bear-river-mbr\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Springtime American Bittern in the marsh at Bear River MBR<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Springtime American Bittern in the marsh at Bear River MBR<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/2\/2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-50706\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-50706\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/january-american-bittern-on-the-bank-of-the-bear-river\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"January American Bittern on the bank of the Bear River\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"January American Bittern on the bank of the Bear River, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20768%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-200x171.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-400x341.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-600x512.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489-800x683.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5489.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/january-american-bittern-on-the-bank-of-the-bear-river\/?portfolioCats=5317\">January American Bittern on the bank of the Bear River<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: January American Bittern on the bank of the Bear River<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/17\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-50714\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-50714\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/riverbank-and-hidden-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Riverbank and camouflaged American Bittern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Riverbank and camouflaged American Bittern, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-winter-mia-mcpherson-5368.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/riverbank-and-hidden-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Riverbank and camouflaged American Bittern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Riverbank and camouflaged American Bittern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 1\/17\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-60826\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-60826\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-in-a-northern-utah-marsh\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern in a northern Utah marsh\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern in a northern Utah marsh, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-marsh-mia-mcpherson-1194.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-in-a-northern-utah-marsh\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern in a northern Utah marsh<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern in a northern Utah marsh<\/p>\n<p>Location: Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 10\/21\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40684\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40684\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/fluffed-up-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Fluffed up American Bittern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fluffed up American Bittern, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6529.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/fluffed-up-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Fluffed up American Bittern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Fluffed up American Bittern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40678\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40678\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bear-river-nwr-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"Bear River MBR American Bittern\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bear River MBR American Bittern, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20640%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27640%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6438.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bear-river-nwr-american-bittern\/?portfolioCats=5317\">Bear River MBR American Bittern<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Bear River MBR American Bittern<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40682\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40682\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-scratching\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern scratching\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern scratching, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6466.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-scratching\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern scratching<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern scratching<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40680\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40680\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-adult\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern adult\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern adult, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6417.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-adult\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern adult<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern adult<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40676\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40676\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-on-a-pile-of-dead-rushes\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern on a pile of dead rushes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern on a pile of dead rushes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6391.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-on-a-pile-of-dead-rushes\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern on a pile of dead rushes<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern on a pile of dead rushes<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-40672\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-40672\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-out-in-the-open\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern out in the open\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern out in the open, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-bear-river-utah-mia-mcpherson-6506.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-out-in-the-open\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern out in the open<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern out in the open<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-42752\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post american-bittern-images fusion-col-spacing post-42752\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-standing-on-one-leg\/?portfolioCats=5317\" aria-label=\"American Bittern standing on one leg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Bittern standing on one leg, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/american-bittern-adult-mia-mcpherson-6498.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-bittern-standing-on-one-leg\/?portfolioCats=5317\">American Bittern standing on one leg<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-bittern-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Bittern Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: American Bittern standing on one leg<\/p>\n<p>Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 7\/27\/2016<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><div 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