Many species of herons, but only two species of cranes, are found in Alabama. Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, ...

An endangered East African crowned crane has escaped from Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, Washington, prompting an urgent bird hunt by zoo staff. The juvenile female bird was last seen around 10: ...

Rescuers soon realized the bird was not a crane, but a great blue heron. Animal Control Officers Ashley Tester and Aubrie Mausolf waded into thigh-deep water to reach it.

They arrived to find the bird was actually a great blue heron and was entangled in fishing line. "There is no way the bird was going to get out of there," Lt. Brian Burwell said in a news release ...

The crane was seen mingling with a group of great blue herons in the area, and a resident in the area even sent the zoo a picture of the crane peering in through her home's windows.

An East African crowned crane that escaped from a Washington state zoo was found days after being on the lam, strolling on the town streets, and hanging with a group of "blue herons," officials said.

Zoo officials said the crane is commonly mistaken as a great blue heron or other local bird species. The Issaquah Police Department also posted on social media that it is actively searching for ...

BRANDON TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said its search & rescue team was able to save a Great Blue Heron that was tangled in fishing line over the weekend.According ...