I am enchanted by the majesty of the great blue heron. Coastlines, swamps, mountain lakes and even backyard ponds provide a ...

Great blue herons are tall, lanky birds often seen walking slowly across wetlands while hunting. However, it is not until ...

An unlucky heron was caught in the grips of a large oyster weighing 1/6 its weight. Here’s how rescuers saved the bird.

Hunting is a natural part of the wild. Larger predators usually hunt smaller prey, which is often how the natural world works ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

APOPKA, Fla. – If you’ve ever driven through Florida’s wetlands, you’ve probably seen a tri colored heron without even realizing it. These birds have been quietly stalking shallow waters for millions ...

“The Great Blue Heron is one of my favorite birds in spite of the retriever’s stubborn opposition to having it anywhere on the grounds. It is huge of course and undoubtedly regal. Also silly when it ...

Striated heron, Butorides striata (synonym, Butorides striatus; protonym, Ardea striata), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the mangrove heron or mangrove bittern, as the little mangrove heron, the little ...

A gray heron spotted off Nantucket about three weeks ago has bird-watchers buzzing. as it is the first confirmed sighting of the bird in the lower 48 states, according to wildlife experts. “Well, it ...

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 ...