Walking around a metro lake a year ago, I noticed a relatively large bird standing on a low branch hanging out over the water. A stocky bird with a big beak, this was a black-crowned night heron, a ...

If you enjoy birding or photography or both, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Florida's beautiful Sanibel Island is a can’t-miss destination. The diversity of wild bird life — from marbled ...

During the deluge of rains this month, readers have been asking about an odd-looking bird prowling their water-laden lawns, neighborhood ditches and the edges of overflowing ponds. Some people sent ...

Last month, while bird-watching at Lake Logan in Hocking County, I saw a black-crowned night heron perched on a branch over the water, staring intently, looking for a fish. Despite being nocturnal, ...

Harrisburg's midtown — with its independent cinema, cafes and art venues — is known for some rare birds, but none as rare as these. Yellow-crowned night herons, an endangered species in Pennsylvania, ...

Four black-crowned night herons-two adults and two juveniles-were winging around the locks that separate the Wilmette Harbor from the North Shore Channel the other night. ”The black-crowned night ...

A historic waterfront park, known for its views of the Charleston Harbor and historical landmarks, serves another purpose. The Battery is also a wildlife management area home to three species of birds ...

A yellow-crowned night heron sits on a branch below the nest in east Boca Raton. The beautiful yellow-crowned night heron is an ancient bird. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the earliest ...

There was quite a bit of squawking during a press conference last Friday announcing expansion plans at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. The cacophony raised wasn’t from some malcontents protesting ...

It's often said of new plays that you can't necessarily tell what the director did, which explains why so many theater directors, in England especially, have staked their careers on revivals, where ...