Learn what an adult and juvenile black-crowned night-heron looks like. Plus, find out where you can see one of these wading ...

That’s the sound of the great blue heron, a wetland bird native to the Pacific Northwest. The downtown heronry, or nesting ...

But that doesn’t make the birds any less fascinating. This is a great time of year for observing them, too. Common across all seasons in about three quarters of the U.S., great blue herons are ...

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 ...

The window of opportunity to see an amazing array of birds − like every type of heron, snowy and great egrets, roseate spoonbills and many more − is open and will last until early summer.

The black heron, however, is known for its feeding behavior and how it forms a canopy over its prey to consume them. This black bird’s only coloration is their bright yellow irises and bright ...