At least, that's the goal of conservationists and Portland leaders intent on honoring a commitment made 22 years ago, when the great blue heron became the city's official bird. "It's so big ...

A MELANCHOLY interest is attached to this volume, inasmuch as its gifted author selected the articles, which had previously appeare in various serial publications, for re-issue in book form, but ...

Studio Ghibli’s latest film featuring a mysterious talking heron ... birds—and their connections to the spirit world. A porcelain dish made in Japan in the 1730s depicts a heron in blue ...

Perhaps it’s appropriate that Seattle’s official bird, the great blue heron, makes a cranky, croaking sound when bothered by the proximity of people. Plenty of the 4-foot-tall waders (with a 6 ...