Many species of herons, but only two species of cranes, are found in Alabama. Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, while cranes are found in agricultural fields.

Ask Maine Audubon: Did I get an egret, or was I starin’ at a heron? Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

The great egret had returned on a late July morning to hunt in the shallow pond that borders our backyard. This is the second time in 22 years that we have seen that species here, other than an ...

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say. Another Australian bird, the bar ...

This perfectly timed photo of a great blue heron at Seattle's Elliott Bay Marina captures a beautiful moment, and movement, in a beautiful setting.

Like his counterparts in Burleson, Lirette wants Fort Worth residents to report cattle egret sightings, as well as sightings of yellow-crowned herons, snowy egrets, little blue herons and great ...

The arrival of white herons in Norfolk is a pleasure to see, but also a warning to heed, says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves Officer Robert Morgan.

Funnily enough, cattle egrets even rely on other species of herons to establish heronries—essentially just a word for a group of breeding herons—rather than take the initiative to do it ...

Great blue herons and great egrets visit the city-owned land on Ellerbe Creek for breeding each spring.

Other common herons include the green heron and great egret. Both the whooping crane and the sandhill crane are sometimes seen in Alabama during the winter months.