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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do Great Blue Herons Migrate? “Is it normal for a great blue heron not to migrate? There’s one still fishing in our backyard pond,” writes Marion Lambert of Lyndonville, New York. Birding experts Kenn ...

Florida wildlife photographer Ted Roberts captured an incredible sight at Orlando Wetlands Park."I'm a volunteer at Orlando Wetlands Park. While waiting to give a tram tour we heard a commotion and ...

A proposed library and fire station project on the Balboa Peninsula might force the removal of a nearby eucalyptus tree known to be a great blue heron nesting area, prompting both environmentalists ...

Move over, pizza rat; a blue heron is the city’s new icon. A rat was quite the snack for a great blue heron that was caught on camera eating the rodent in Central Park. A video shared on Twitter by ...

A great blue heron that was spotted eating a large rat in New York City on Sunday has sparked awe on social media. David Barrett, an avid birdwatcher and photographer who runs the popular Twitter ...

Summer days are growing a little shorter as August oozes in with brilliant blue skies, pillowy white clouds and soaring temperatures. The mornings are too briefly cool as the sun slivers through the ...