The great blue herons are on top, their 6-foot wing spans folded into nests at the top of the platforms. Below them but still high up in the nests are masses of double-crested cormorants. And below, ...

I don’t remember exactly when I saw my firstgreat blue heron, but I remember that I was really impressed. I think I may have been around 12, and probably identified it as a rare and exotic bird. When ...

Imagine a prince, tall and angular, or a princess, long and curvy. Either with a rakish bit of long, flowing hair, dark, piercing eyes and a regal way of moving. They seem all grace and refinement.

Egrets are members of a family of birds known as Ardeidae, which includes herons, bitterns and egrets. The great egret is a very stately, graceful bird with white plumage, long legs and a sharp, ...

There are one or two things one does not do in the company of great blue herons. First, if you are presented with a wounded heron that’s been confined to a burlap sack, do not open the sack to look in ...

You probably know a great blue heron when you see it, but what about the green heron or snowy egret? Learn to identify common ...

Since the start of this millennium, Ireland has lost around half a million waterbirds — almost 40% of the total population ...

A group of great blue herons nests in the tall black cottonwoods of Ross Island, away from the dredged lagoon and just across the river from uber-urban South Waterfront. These big, gangly birds are a ...

Driveways are runways to some with wings. A great blue heron once flew past our cabin windows, just a few feet off the ground. With a wingspan of six feet, the largest North American heron species is ...

This is the moment a snake fought back against its predator, coiling itself around the beak of an attacking heron. The Blue Heron had been looking for food around a quiet marsh when he suddenly bit ...