“That blasted crane is fishing in my pond again,” I heard my father say. I have corrected him many times, but he still refers to the great blue heron as some kind of crane. Many wildlife viewers do ...

Cranes and herons, both large birds often found near water, can be distinguished by their physical traits, diet, and behavior. Cranes have bare, red heads and fly with necks outstretched, while herons ...

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 saw the approaching canoe, but to my surprise ...

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 ...

Q: I thought for a minute that I was in Florida, as a young crane went for a stroll around the neighborhood and finally settled around our house all afternoon. We live on Route 20 in west Pittsfield, ...

Photographer’s description: “Just a hop, skip and a jump. I stopped by the Elliott Bay Marina and found a pair of great blue herons doing what can only be some sort of a mating dance. I was able to ...