Many species of herons, but only two species of cranes, are found in Alabama. Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, ...

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery" how the bird came to nest so far north in the first place ...

Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...

I didn’t flush up the yellow-crowned night heron. The Key deer did. But me slowing down on Watson Boulevard to get a better ...

Summer is a very busy time for wildlife rehab centers with all the animal babies. If you find a wild animal that appears to ...

Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

A plan to restore fish passage in the Blackstone River still faces obstacles over funding and questions over working with hydropower companies.

Months after the Niskayuna school district voted to change its school nickname, the town has approved a new logo.

Fever veteran Natasha Howard and rookie Makayla Timpson both attended Florida State. The two have built a bond that has ...

A Tragic Fish Tale It amazes me just how intelligent birds are. What initially appears as chaos to the untrained eye is ...

In late June and early July, groups of yellow-crowned night herons will begin to leave their New Orleans nests. First they ...

This heron is the world’s most widely distributed ... declining as you move away. … They really like to maintain that close relationship.” Nearby, another predator offers the birds some protection: ...