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 ...

EARLY,Tx — A Great Blue Heron nest has been discovered in the city of Early. The nest is perched high above the Early Town Center, and the city of Early is inviting you to follow along during the ...

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 ...

Joseph Robbins captured a photo of an osprey in the process of building a nest on the James River. Ospreys return to the same nest from the previous year and continue to add on to it. Kanchana ...

A group opposed to development at the site of a great blue heron nest colony is going to court to halt the project. The nonprofit group Save the Rookery filed an appeal with the Minnesota Court of ...

ROCHESTER — Maya Basnyat drew some honks of approval and thumbs up from drivers as she and about 70 other people rallied in support of preserving a great blue heron nest site Tuesday. Basnyat is a ...

Great blue herons sit in trees and work on nests on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at a rookery on the Mississippi River by the Cemetery Hill Mississippi River Landing in Brainerd. Great blue herons work on ...

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 ...

At 4 feet tall, with a wingspan of up to 6 feet, and weighing about 6½ pounds, the great blue heron is one of the largest — and most impressive — birds in Massachusetts. Whether standing statuesque at ...