A great blue heron ... of colonial bird rookeries because repeated human intrusions can cause the herons to abandon their colonies. From far away across the swamp, we watched the flights of ...

A great blue heron rookery was ... publicize the locations of colonial bird rookeries because repeated human intrusions can cause the herons to abandon their colonies. From far away across the swamp, ...

And then I found out what they are.” They were great blue herons, fish-eating birds with 6-foot wingspans and pterodactyl-like profiles in flight. A heron sighting wasn’t that common a few ...

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river and no birds sang. It was quiet, like The Duke used to say, “A little too quiet.” ...

Most animals are opportunistic feeders and eat whatever they can to survive. While some animals have adapted to eat nuts, ...

These birds can live to be as old as 30, though most live between 15 and 18 years. Lucky birders might also catch a glimpse of the great blue herons. There are only a few, and they can be found in ...

I figured the birds were up to something. Normally I’d be cussing the fish ducks about this time of year. Flights of River ... the mergansers was the great blue heron. They used to wade in ...

Tortugero National Park, Costa Rica. By Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California - Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher (female), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org ...

This hidden gem along Lake Michigan’s southern shore offers the kind of postcard-perfect coastline you’d expect to find in ...