Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE The great blue heron’s neck is in the shape of an “s” while flying, above, while the ...

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 ...

Taller than a small child (four and a half feet) and wingspan equal to that of a bald eagle (seven feet), it's the Superman of herons in North America. Sometimes called "crane" or "blue crane," the ...

By now, most of us have seen our first robin of the year and also have seen and heard the flocks of geese heading north in their familiar V formation. My diaries tell me that both sightings are right ...

At four feet tall and with a wingspan of six feet, the great blue heron tends to get noticed. They are often seen wading in the shallow areas of lakes, ponds and rivers searching for food. Fish are ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I sometimes see Great Blue Herons flying overhead with slow wingbeats and I ...

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 ...

Mid-summer gives us those slow warm days when time just inches past. In most years, the normal spring rains that sometimes flood vernal pools and leave the surrounding forest soggy have faded and we ...