The Great Blue Heron is the largest heron native to North America, with height up to 54 inches and a wingspan of 66 to 79 inches—a maximum of more than seven and a half feet. While its primary diet is ...

This great blue heron was spotted taking flight from a pond in The Villages at sunrise. Thanks to Ronnie Clark for sharing!

Listen closely next time you’re in downtown Olympia. You might be able to hear a strange sound like quacking, barking, chirping and screeching all at once. That’s the sound of the great blue heron, a ...

Unless you live on the water, you probably don’t see a lot of egrets and herons in your backyard. These are mostly wetlands birds, made for foraging in the shallows with their long leg legs and ...

As Jeff Lewis worked on his dock at Lone Star Lake on Sunday, something half-submerged in the water caught his eye. “I kept looking over there, going ‘What is that?'” he said. “So I went over closer, ...

The 32nd annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival takes place July 4-6 in Sherman, New York. The festival features more than three dozen musical acts, along with workshops, kids' activities and outdoor ...