It's nesting season for many Pacific Northwest birds including Great Blue Herons. And in the bluffs near the Ballard Locks in Seattle, the Heron Habitat Helpers keep the space hospitable. The fledging ...

I’VE CHOSEN THE perfect day to join the Heron Habitat Helpers gathered at Commodore Park in Magnolia: Great blue herons have been flying nearby for weeks, but this day, they’ve finally started ...

After launching a fundraising campaign to purchase a nesting site for great blue herons that faced risk from development, the Bainbridge Island Land Trust will acquire the protected species' habitat.

Oct. 24—ROCHESTER — The passage of time has not lessened the sense of stinging disappointment for a Rochester environmental group that formed and ultimately failed to save a great blue heron nest ...

The large, stick-built nests sit high in pines above the marsh, which is alive with croaking frogs, quarreling geese and the calls of insects. Great blue herons and great egrets make great loops as ...

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust has launched a campaign to preserve a nesting site for great blue herons that was put up for sale last year. The land conservation nonprofit announced its efforts to ...

Heron Habitat Helpers aims to protect great blue herons and their nesting colonies around Puget Sound. Group members monitor herons for particular behaviors, count the chicks and adults, and estimate ...

What's Barrington's village bird? The great blue heron. What's the symbol of the National Audubon Society? The great egret. That's all fine and dandy, but who's going to stick up for the smaller ...

The season began in late winter of 2020, as 10-12 herons gather for their annual winter colony. Solitary most of the year, great blues come together in winter for protection and warmth. As spring ...