Another southerner, the little blue heron, is somewhat more frequent but still rare, as is the yellow-crowned night-heron.Ohio is at the northern limits of its breeding range. Sticking out like ...

This week’s featured creature is the largest heron in North America and is a permanent resident in the Ada area. Herons, egrets and bitterns are in the family Ardeidae. Great blue herons, like ...

The great blue (heron, not whale) ranges from 45” to 54” tall, with a wingspan between 66” and 79”. Weight can vary from 4 to 7.9 pounds. Great blues are found throughout most of North ...

All five great blue heron subspecies are now included in the species Ardea herodias. Curiously, one subspecies, the Ward heron, Ardea herodias wardi, a larger southern version of the great blue found ...

Great blue herons form breeding colonies known as rookeries. It's important to protect the sites and observe the birds from a distance. ... We're talking about the great blue heron, ...

The great blue heron is a large bird, standing nearly 3 feet tall with a wingspan approaching 6 feet. Adult herons can weigh up to 8 pounds. The plumage of this bird is slate blue.

I’m motivated to feature the great blue in my column today due to a series of close encounters with a juvenile heron that’s set up shop on our backyard pond this past week.

When observing great blue heron rookeries, keep in mind that you should remain at least 1,000 feet away, to avoid disturbing the birds. If that happens, the herons can abandon their nests.

The great blue heron, as tall as a 7-year-old child and boasting a 6-foot wingspan, is among the largest and most distinctive birds you will see in the Inland Northwest or anywhere in the United ...

Studies have shown great blue herons prefer to live in wetland areas where there is less disturbance, but they also have shown an ability to adapt to disturbance. The cottonwood tree that serves ...