Amy Lardner first heard the strangled squawking sound while walking near the Lincoln Park Zoo more than a decade ago. It was the call of the black-crowned night heron, a wetland bird found throughout ...

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 ...

For bird enthusiasts and average residents alike, the sight of wild, colorful migratory birds like the great egret or the black-crowned night heron, in a dense and loud city like New York is something ...

A newly hatched heron bird estimated to be around 3 days old was photographed in Bradenton on April 22, 2023. Janis Parker Janis Parker, 68, of Toronto, Canada, spends half the year in Manatee County, ...