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

This spring I had a wonderful opportunity to film a pair of whooping cranes (grus americana) that had set up shop and was nesting in a small cattail wetland on private property. When I arrived I wa… ...

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.

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 ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, whooping cranes remain on the endangered list. On a more upbeat note, the IUCN places sandhill cranes in the category of least concern.

Cranes and herons, ... Whooping Crane: about 6 feet: Goliath Heron: 6 to 7 ... seeks Waqf Bill withdrawal NHL makes postgame scoring correction after Columbus Blue Jackets' resounding win over ...

If you enjoy watching cardinals or bluebirds at a feeder or seeing a great blue heron at the water's edge, ... Whooping crane: From fewer than two dozen whooping cranes in the 1940s, ...

Five feet tall, with a 7-foot wingspan, the whooping crane is a Pleistocene relic that has somehow survived into the 21st century. Slammed by hunting and habitat loss, whoopers hit a low of 22 ...

Whooping cranes are migrating to South Texas all the way from Wood Buffalo Park in western Canada. ... A great blue heron wades through the marsh on Wednesday at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

Sandhill cranes are gray in color, which may explain the common confusion with great blue herons. Whooping cranes are almost solid white except for their black wing tips that are exposed while flying.