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 ...
Green herons can be hard to spot! The green heron is an unusual bird. It is one of the few tool-using birds. It drops bait on the surface of the water and then grabs the small fish that it attracts.