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 ...

Erika says, “Little blue herons nest in colonies with other wading birds, like herons, egrets, and ibis. They use sticks and twigs to build their nests.” The female lays three to four blueish ...

Great blue herons sit in trees and work on nests on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at a rookery on the Mississippi River by the Cemetery Hill Mississippi River Landing in Brainerd. Great blue herons work ...

Nests vary widely. A first-year nest may be ... They also eat insects, rodents and other small birds. Great blue herons are ...

For nearly 35 years, readers of the Steamboat Pilot & Today have been blessed with images provided by photographer John F.

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

It used to be that you had to head over to the trees near the Vancouver park board offices (2099 Beach Avenue) to take in the amazing sight of Pacific great blue herons nesting. Now you can just ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Birds In Helping Hands has rescued several chicks, including great blue herons, from 7 nests that were cut down by tree trimming companies in the past week in Pinellas ...

After launching a fundraising campaign to purchase a nesting site for great blue herons that faced risk from development, the Bainbridge Island Land Trust will acquire the protected species' habitat.