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

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 ...

Many times this spring we’ve looked out our window to see a solitary great blue heron not 20 feet from the ... flaring out from the back of the head, called an occipital plume.

I’m highlighting the vibrant happenings at the Maude Kerns Art Center, with a trio of events you won't want to miss this late ...

Thanks to the absence of signage at Forty Acre Pond, I ended up hiking more than eight miles. My app was telling me I’d walked three miles when I came to a large pond. But I didn’t turn around and ...

MARRERO, LA, UNITED STATES, April 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Louisiana wetlands serve as a critical habitat for a wide variety of bird species, making swamp tours not only an opportunity to ...

Standing at the nest site, Great Blue Herons will fully extend their necks ... Frederick remembers learning it’s no small matter to keep a heron’s head covered and bill closed while handling one by ...

Haddock, a slight, spectacled biologist with a trim beard, smiles as he hoists a canoe over his head, carries it to ... Beth Maynor Young A great blue heron stands perched on a tree limb at ...

Coupeville on Whidbey Island gives you that wonderful feeling with every step. This waterfront gem is actually one of ...

If you’re big on biking or want to learn about bike camping, then head to the Humboldt Park Boathouse to hang ... found local birds like the Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Great Blue Heron and ...