The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is part of the egret family, which is known for its graceful wading and its long legs, necks, and ...

I grew up in Florida, which is a bit of a bird watcher’s paradise. Brown and white pelicans diving at the beach, ospreys in the mangroves along the shore, egrets in the backyard and, lurking and ...

Stealth, secrecy and patience – that is the hunting mode of a green heron, one of the many avian residents of Little Swamp Sanctuary in Shepherd, Michigan. Once called the green-backed heron, this ...

A large, magnificent bird with a loud mouth kept getting in the way of a bald eagle on the hunt at a Missouri pond. The moment was captured by Kim Larson in a 54-second video shared by the Missouri ...

This week’s featured creature is the largest heron in North America and is a permanent resident in the Ada area. Herons, egrets and bitterns are in the family Ardeidae. Great blue herons, like many ...

Explore the mysterious world of nocturnal birds — from owls and nightjars to petrels — masters of silent flight and stealth. Discover how night flyers thrive and hunt under the cover of darkness.

A bald eagle hunts an American coot as a great blue heron provides warning calls, Missouri wildlife officials said. Screengrab of video shared by Missouri Department of Conservation A large, ...