Recently, nearly 2000 herons and white egrets began building nests on trees along the banks of the Dayang River in ...

Down parka? No, a sweater will do. Wooly hat pulled down over the ears? No, a cap will do. The sound of chickadees and titmice outside the door? No — ...

Thanks to the National Audubon Society, South Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary offers visitors a nature hike like few ...

The U.S. bird population is declining at an alarming rate, according to a report published Thursday by an alliance of science ...

There are few birds that can brighten up Sightings like a handsome male evening grosbeak. This stocky robin-sized bird is ...

Lake County Forest Preserves’ holdings continue to expand with the goal of filling gaps in a planned larger whole, protecting wildlife and providing other benefits. Forest commissioners Wednesday ...

The number of great blue herons on Peltier Island is on the rise. During the summer of 2022, the herons built 187 nests, a ...

Elegant members of the heron family, Great Egrets stand out with their sleek white plumage, black legs, and, during breeding season, vivid green lores. Their feathers were once prized possessions, ...

THERE ARE GREAT BLUE HERONS, GREEN HERONS, EGRETS, SNOWY EGRETS AND GREAT EGRETS, AND THERE’S JUST TONS OF DUCKS THAT COME HERE AS WELL. WATER DUCKS, DIVING DUCKS, DABBLING DUCKS. DOCTOR ANDREA ...

Every spring, thousands of water birds flock to more than 300 islands along the coast of Texas to make their nests and raise their young. Some of those islands can host up to 20,000 birds ...

Some of the most striking standouts of the waterfowl world are egrets and herons. While the familiar Great Blue Heron is already a beautiful sight with its blue-gray plumage and commanding stance ...

Up until 15 years ago, Marier said the land around Lake Peltier was undeveloped. The island used to be filled a third by egrets and the rest was blue herons, Hawkins said. The egrets stopped coming to ...