It's nesting season for many Pacific Northwest birds including Great Blue Herons. And in the bluffs near the Ballard Locks in Seattle, the Heron Habitat Helpers keep the space hospitable. The fledging ...

Every year blue herons make their nests along the water in Ballard. And every year the Heron Habitat Helpers are there to assist. Ross Reynolds spoke to two of those volunteer helpers last week - ...

I’VE CHOSEN THE perfect day to join the Heron Habitat Helpers gathered at Commodore Park in Magnolia: Great blue herons have been flying nearby for weeks, but this day, they’ve finally started ...

Oct. 24—ROCHESTER — The passage of time has not lessened the sense of stinging disappointment for a Rochester environmental group that formed and ultimately failed to save a great blue heron nest ...

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust has launched a campaign to preserve a nesting site for great blue herons that was put up for sale last year. The land conservation nonprofit announced its efforts to ...

At 4 feet tall, with a wingspan of up to 6 feet, and weighing about 6½ pounds, the great blue heron is one of the largest — and most impressive — birds in Massachusetts. Whether standing statuesque at ...

Take a closer look at that long-legged heron — it might be a tricolored heron! Here's where to find these birds, and how to identify them.

Heron Habitat Helpers aims to protect great blue herons and their nesting colonies around Puget Sound. Group members monitor herons for particular behaviors, count the chicks and adults, and estimate ...

The season began in late winter of 2020, as 10-12 herons gather for their annual winter colony. Solitary most of the year, great blues come together in winter for protection and warmth. As spring ...