Sometimes called "crane" or "blue crane," the great blue heron stands stock-still in quiet, shallow water, fishing in its stealthy manner, until that lightning-flash instant when it snatches ...

A group of great blue herons nests in the tall black cottonwoods of Ross Island, away from the dredged lagoon and just across the river from uber-urban South Waterfront. These big, gangly birds ...

GAUTIER, Miss. -- The great blue heron won the day over the Mississippi sandhill crane as the featured bird on the Gautier gateway sculpture. At a meeting of Gautier Pride on Tuesday at City Hall, the ...

I have corrected him many times, but he still refers to the great blue heron as some kind of crane. Many wildlife viewers do not realize that herons and cranes are different species of birds.

A large bird of considerable grace stood at the edge of the Dan River — so still it might have been sculpted from the cliff bordering the stream.

A great blue heron was rescued after becoming tangled in a fishing line in Oakland County. The bird was unharmed and released ...

The large birds typically breed with the same partner, year to year, and the resulting pale blue eggs that take about 27 to 29 days to hatch. A female osprey named Jane should be on her way back ...

Bruce Ely/The OregonianOaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, acquired by the city in 1969 to prevent development as an industrial park, is a favorite haunt of herons. "Spirit of Place: Great Blue Heron" by ...

At four feet tall and with a wingspan of six feet, the great blue heron tends to get noticed. They are often seen wading in the shallow areas of lakes, ponds and rivers searching for food. Fish ...

The large birds typically breed with the same partner, year to year, and the resulting pale blue eggs that take about 27 to 29 days to hatch. A female osprey named Jane should be on her way back ...