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Birdwatching is easy – if the bird in question is three feet tall and standing motionless in your front yard ... our window to see a solitary great blue heron not 20 feet from the house.

Arrowhead Provincial Park is open year-round for camping - and various outdoor activities - and we’ve now been there in all ...

Welcome to Backbone, Iowa’s first state park and still one of its most dramatic. The park gets its name from a steep, narrow ridge of bedrock that looks like the spine of some enormous creature from ...

The real magic of Arizona isn’t found on those tourist-packed postcards or crowded viewpoints where everyone’s jostling for the same selfie. It’s hiding in plain sight across our state’s lesser-known ...

The spring migration brought an unexpected treat to Six Mile Lake this month: a great blue heron in near-full breeding ...

The spring migration brought an unexpected treat to Six Mile Lake this month: a great blue heron in near-full breeding plumage. While great blue herons aren’t unusual at the lake, most that I see are ...

There's an avian oasis right in the heart of Minneapolis you might not know about. And even if you don't consider yourself a bird lover, it's quite a site to see.

Another common inland species, the green heron, disappears in winter. We wait for their spring return, just as we await the ...

One of the more common birds along the James are enjoying the feast of spawning fish that are moving upstream.

Today, the wetland is home to beavers, mink, box turtles, and great blue herons. During my visit in November, the park’s assistant manager, Celia Lechtman, pointed out native plants such as ...