Cranes and herons are both tall, long-legged birds that feed in marshes. The sandhill crane is often seen feeding in upland ...

The world is full of unusual animal sounds — and among the more unusual is the call of bare-throated tiger heron. Greg Budney, a biologist from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, recorded the call ...

You tend to take little blue herons for granted. Not that they aren’t beautiful birds – there are no ugly herons or egrets, ...

One of my favorite pastimes is trying to sneak up on the various herons and egrets that populate our area rivers, lakes and wetlands. My weapon of choice in these hunts is a camera with telephoto lens ...