What's Barrington's village bird? The great blue heron. What's the symbol of the National Audubon Society? The great egret. That's all fine and dandy, but who's going to stick up for the smaller ...

Even alligators are not always at the top of the food chain. At least, not in the case of one particular baby gator that was caught in the "chopstick" beak of a great blue heron. Photographer Loukik ...

Photographer’s description: “Green heron was catching dragonflies. I had a video of a dragonfly that wiggled free. The green heron seemed to learn how to do a better job and, after dropping it in the ...

Each year, 9.5 million people visit Niagara Falls State Park to see the unofficial eighth Wonder of the World. It’s one of ...

Stealth, secrecy and patience – that is the hunting mode of a green heron, one of the many avian residents of Little Swamp Sanctuary in Shepherd, Michigan. Once called the green-backed heron, this ...

If it’s August, there’s probably a Tricolored Heron in town. In July, August and September a few of these strikingly colorful birds show up at pond, lake and river edges to fish. They are uncommon to ...

There’s a new rat czar in town. An otherwise majestic great blue heron was spotted devouring a New York City rat Saturday — a stomach-churning chow-down that a witness described as “dinosaurian.” The ...

This song would have to be near the top of a young little blue heron’s playlist. Yes, I realize this calls for an explanation. Compared to its larger relative, the great blue heron, the little blue ...

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is part of the egret family, which is known for its graceful wading and its long legs, necks, and ...