Q: At the heron rookery at Marshall Terrace Park in northeast Minneapolis, we noticed that the herons seem to nest on one island and the egrets on another. Do herons and egrets ever live together, or ...

That herons, egrets and ibises are such large and common birds wandering in our midst is a refreshing reality. I love how they just walk around like they own the place, which they do — at least as ...

WINONA — The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is asking the public to voluntarily avoid entering the area around the Mertes' Slough heron/egret colony located near the ...

Not too long ago, while I was photographing a great egret from Goose Island, I noticed a canoe heading our way. I thought the egret would fly away when it saw the approaching canoe, but to my surprise ...

Known for their fondness for life in wet habitats, wading birds can be found near lakes, swamps, beaches and even small ponds. They represent a whole section of most bird books. We are lucky here in ...

The great egret had returned on a late July morning to hunt in the shallow pond that borders our backyard. This is the second time in 22 years that we have seen that species here, other than an ...

Along the shallow waters around Davenport's Credit Island, a lonely fisherman awaits its prey. The long-legged regal creature with bluish-gray feathers and elegant S-shaped neck, catches fish and ...

For Isabel Luevano, rehabilitating lost and injured baby birds is a small way of making up for the effects humans have on the earth. "Even though people do so much harm to nature and wildlife and the ...

What's that white bird in the swamp? Discover what a great egret eats, where it lives, and how the bird bounced back from near-extinction.

This song would have to be near the top of a young little blue heron’s playlist. Yes, I realize this calls for an explanation. Compared to its larger relative, the great blue heron, the little blue ...

Not too long ago, while I was photographing a great egret from Goose Island, I noticed a canoe heading our way. I thought the egret would fly away when it saw the approaching canoe, but to my surprise ...