Great blue herons are long of this world, an old species, fossils dating back at least 14 million years. In certain poses these birds can show that ancient age. If you google the bird it's hard to ...

Black-crowned night herons could write the book on squatter’s rights. Each spring for more than a century, a wild pack of these birds has descended on Smithsonian National Zoological Park in ...

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.

Herons may appear graceful and still, but their hunting style tells a much older story. Their anatomy and strike mechanics ...

I grew up in Florida, which is a bit of a bird watcher’s paradise. Brown and white pelicans diving at the beach, ospreys in the mangroves along the shore, egrets in the backyard and, lurking and ...

Irland said males typically begin re-appearing in this patch of sycamore trees around Valentine’s Day and immediately begin picking out sturdy nests from previous years or the best spots to build anew ...

Egrets, herons and roseate spoonbills have other birds beat when it comes to showing off stunning spring plumage. The all-white great egret appears to be decked out in silken attire accented by ...

Near a small pond on Renton’s western edge, nests of great blue herons, perched up to 100 feet high in a stand of cottonwood trees, appear safe from any danger from below. But not from above. With ...

ST. LOUIS — They're elegant birds you simply can't miss standing on the edge of our rivers and lakes. But now, blue herons, night herons and two kinds of egrets have decided to call St. Louis home in ...

Unless you live on the water, you probably don’t see a lot of egrets and herons in your backyard. These are mostly wetlands birds, made for foraging in the shallows with their long leg legs and ...

Amy Lardner first heard the strangled squawking sound while walking near the Lincoln Park Zoo more than a decade ago. It was the call of the black-crowned night heron, a wetland bird found throughout ...

Thirty-six new Herons on the Bayou were unveiled Saturday at Bayou Park on the University of Louisiana Monroe campus. Brooke Foy, who teaches at ULM and created the community art project, thanked ...