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 ...

A big great blue heron caught a small alligator and flew with it to the lakeside location, where Gilliam captured the picture. "Yes, A bird can eat an alligator! If it's savage enough!" ...

Spotting a regal, statuesque great blue heron is always a treat. Learn facts about these birds' nests, calls and more.

Great blue heron flying away on Lake Ozonia. Photo of the Day archive: Joe Woody Paul Hetzler is a former Cornell Extension educator who lives in Val-des-Monts, Québec.

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

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, ...

GREAT OUTDOORS Florida photographer snaps image of heron flying off with baby alligator: 'Right place at right time' Ted Roberts of Florida saw a Great Blue Heron snatch a baby alligator away from ...

I sometimes see Great Blue Herons flying overhead with slow wingbeats and I think – Pteradactyl. When I see them standing motionless knee-deep in water, eyes fixed on a fish I can’t see, I ...

The great blue heron stands tall in both art and nature. Graceful yet gregarious, colorful yet muted, the tall bird with the long, curvy neck and broad, blue-gray wings seems to embody both the ...

The great blue heron has been on the run for more than three weeks, sending the Wild at Heart Rescue crew on a wild goose chase. “He has an injury in his neck about a foot long.

“The Great Blue Heron is one of my favorite birds in spite of the retriever’s stubborn opposition to having it anywhere on the grounds. It is huge of course and undoubtedly regal. Also silly when it ...