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.

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 Ridgerunner Reports: Herons, egrets and ...

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.

Sandhill cranes, as well as great blue herons and great egrets, frequent Moraine Hills State Park, off River Road, southeast of McHenry. Roughly half of the park’s 1,690 acres is wetlands.

I was very fortunate to grow up on a good-sized muddy lake not far from where I'm sitting. There, I could watch muskrats, catch sunfish, and observe a particular great blue heron. Every spring we ...

Egrets and herons are indeed closely related birds, but cranes have no more in common with them than bears do with lions and tigers. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW. Read Today's Paper Friday, July 4.

Other July events Fireflies flicker on and off at Sawhill Ponds (look along the railway tracks on the south side) and Gunbarrel’s Twin Lakes. This summer’s drought conditions may limit … ...

A good place to start with herons versus egrets is acknowledging how similar they are. The family Ardeidae includes all of the herons, egrets, and ibis, which worldwide covers 68 species in 18 genera.