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 ...

The great blue heron, as tall as a 7-year-old child and boasting a 6-foot wingspan, is among the largest and most distinctive birds you will see in the Inland Northwest or anywhere in the United ...

Nestled high in the tree line near the Olympia Farmers Market the sounds of chirping chicks and the distinctive screech from adult great blue herons is filling the air during their nesting season.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (CNN Newsource/WESH/WKRC) - A large bird is now okay after a group of conscientious nature lovers went out of their way to help rescue it. The group was checking out local ...

A tree near the Balboa Branch Library slated for removal will stay there a while longer as some great blue herons and their offspring call it home. The reprieve is expected to last at least until ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A photographer captured a striking photo showing a blue heron holding a baby alligator in its beak. Loukik Thakre was at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, when he saw ...

SPOKANE, Wash – It’s not uncommon to see a blue heron in the Pacific Northwest. What’s not common is one finding a regular meal in a Spokane backyard. The Cole family first started seeing a bird they ...