They incubate for 19 to 21 days, and both adult herons feed the chicks until they fledge three to four weeks later. By ...

These Herons are sedate, quiet, and perhaps even less animated than the A. Herodias. They walk majestically, with firmness and great elegance. Unlike the species just named, they flock at their ...

Some studies suggest that they feed at night because they are dominated by other herons and egrets by day. A cosmopolitan species, nesting on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.

Herons like to nests in places where they cannot be disturbed, such as deep in wetlands, on islands, or high in trees. Like most birds, they care for and feed their young after the eggs are ...

I’ve always enjoyed watching herons hunt their food. Their stillness, their patience, their precision all have so much to teach a person about waiting for the right moment and making a decisive ...