Imagine a prince, tall and angular, or a princess, long and curvy. Either with a rakish bit of long, flowing hair, dark, piercing eyes and a regal way of moving. They seem all grace and refinement.

There are one or two things one does not do in the company of great blue herons. First, if you are presented with a wounded heron that’s been confined to a burlap sack, do not open the sack to look in ...

A group of great blue herons nests in the tall black cottonwoods of Ross Island, away from the dredged lagoon and just across the river from uber-urban South Waterfront. These big, gangly birds are a ...

Herons are frequent visitors to tiny Hall’s Pond in Brookline, enjoying the unlikely parcel of calm nestled between Coolidge ...

The great blue herons are on top, their 6-foot wing spans folded into nests at the top of the platforms. Below them but still high up in the nests are masses of double-crested cormorants. And below, ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—On an island in the Mississippi River, a stand of cottonwood trees is silhouetted against a gray sky. The bare branches are festooned with big dark lumps, nests made of twigs and ...

The other day one of my favorite birds was right in front of me and I didn't see it. I was even looking for it and I still missed it. Thankfully, my 11-year-old son Andrew was with me and pointed it ...