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.

My wife and I have been intrigued by a great blue heron across the street from us in Castro Park for the past couple weeks.

The great blue heron is the largest and heaviest heron in North America, standing at four feet tall and weigh six to eight ...

The bird family Ardeidae (ar-dee-ih-dee) includes the bitterns, egrets, and herons. Nearly 75 species wade waters worldwide, with representatives on every continent but Antarctica. An even dozen is ...