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 ...

I grew up in Florida, which is a bit of a bird watcher’s paradise. Brown and white pelicans diving at the beach, ospreys in the mangroves along the shore, egrets in the backyard and, lurking and ...

The great blue heron in this photo has just made a strike on a fish called a drum. The great blue heron is widespread and common in most of North America. It is one of the world's tallest shore birds.

A fisherman was spotted on Jan. 20 throwing a large rock at a Great White Heron that was supposedly trying to steal the man’s fish.Staff at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station were alerted by a woman ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hamerkop pair displaying on their nest and boat-billed heron eating a fish. Video recorded by Kathy Brader at the National Zoo. Smithsonian ...

No one, not even New Yorkers, can be prepared for a showdown between a rat and a blue heron. The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine on ...