bitterns
Booming marsh birds
Bitterns are wading birds in the heron family, known for their secretive habits and remarkable camouflage in marshes and reedbeds.
When alarmed, they freeze with bill pointed skyward, blending with surrounding vegetation.
The male's booming call during breeding season carries for miles across wetlands.
We heard a bittern but never spotted it.
Long-legged waterside bird
- egretWhite wading bird
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
- reedbedsWetland grass habitat
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
beak · feathers · nesting · fledgling · migratory · species · ornithology · avifauna
Loud deep sound
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- callContact by phone
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- reverberateEcho repeatedly, persist
echo · deep · sonorous · mating · territorial · acoustic · amplify · frequency
heron
Long-legged waterside bird
plumage · beak · feathers · nesting · fledgling · migratory · species · ornithology · avifauna · binoculars
boom
Loud deep sound
reverberate · echo · deep · sonorous · mating · territorial · acoustic · amplify · frequency · thrilling
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
reedbed · estuary · delta · bayou · floodplain · riparian · peatland · mire · slough · mangrove
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
brewing · infusion · herbal · tonic · flavoring · medieval · apothecary
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- wading birdsheron, egret, herons, egrets, stilt
- saltsea salt, table salt, rock salt, kosher salt, fine salt
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- aquaculture threatsherons, cormorants, kingfishers, otters, sea lice
- Norfolk Broadsbroad, broads, reed beds, waterways, mere
bitternsegrets
White wading birds
great blue herons · flamingos · herons · spoonbills · ibises
- bitter coldExtremely low temperature
- bitter endUnpleasant but complete conclusion
- bitter pillDifficult thing to accept
- bitter tasteSharp, unpleasant flavor
- bitter revenge
- bitter pill to swallowUnwelcome truth requiring acceptance
bitter, bitterness, bitterly, embitter, bitters, bittersweet, embittered, bittern, bitterer