“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 ...

A large bird of considerable grace stood at the edge of the Dan River — so still it might have been sculpted from the cliff bordering the stream. Standing motionless for what seemed like hours, it ...

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 ...

Not too long ago, while I was photographing a great egret from Goose Island, I noticed a canoe heading our way. I thought the egret would fly away when it saw the approaching canoe, but to my surprise ...

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 ...

Bird watching doesn't necessarily require good eyes and remote woodland trails. Huges cranes, herons and geese are congregating in Southwest Michigan as they prepare to migrate south, and they are ...

Majestic creatures are starting to return to southern Michigan and put on early spring spectacles that nature lovers will not want to miss. Avid birdwatchers say Livingston County and the surrounding ...

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert as of May 19.Two sandhill cranes have returned to their summering grounds in Monroe and can sometimes be seen in fields along the Connecticut River ...

Not too long ago, while I was photographing a great egret from Goose Island, I noticed a canoe heading our way. I thought the egret would fly away when it saw the approaching canoe, but to my surprise ...

Majestic creatures are starting to return to southern Michigan and put on early spring spectacles that nature lovers will not want to miss. Avid birdwatchers say Livingston County and the surrounding ...