Have you ever seen a great blue heron nest or rookery? Find out where, when, and how these magnificent birds mate and raise their young.

Juvenile herons can be distinguished from their parents by their black head feathers. After two or three years herons develop a white crown which they possess throughout adulthood. The favorite food ...

"The Heron Rescue Team" was formed by Oakland Zoo to rescue fledgling, black-crowned night herons fallen from trees as the nesting colony returns annually despite the city's development and growth ...