“That blasted crane is fishing in my pond again,” I heard my father say. I have corrected him many times, but he still refers to the great blue heron as some kind of crane. Many wildlife viewers do ...

Cranes and herons, both large birds often found near water, can be distinguished by their physical traits, diet, and behavior. Cranes have bare, red heads and fly with necks outstretched, while herons ...

There's a familiar scene in “The Wizard of Oz,” where Dorothy and her pals proceed down the yellow brick road chanting, “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” Birding might have a similar line. This ...

An unmistakable long-legged and long-necked waterbird, the Grey Heron is a familiar sight in marshes and estuaries and along lake edges and riverbanks all across Ireland. At around 1 metre in length, ...

The grey heron seemed to be always standing, motionless, in the pebble-strewn shallows. The children believed it was the same bird waiting for them, year after year, as the long journey to the West ...

India’s wetlands host some of the planet’s rarest waterbirds. From stately herons to shy ducks, these 10 birds are struggling to survive.