Each day, we view the swamp from an overlook that Joe built which we call “The Hide." This name came from his tours in England, where they typically use the word "hide" for a small bird watching ...

AMES, Iowa - A blue heron stands stalk still, its neck coiled, eyes unflinching, peering into the clear water beneath it. Suddenly, it thrusts its sharp beak into the shallow water, thrashes its head ...