Reuben Rohn got a shot of an anhinga flying over Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach. Anhingas are related to cormorants. Both birds lack oil glands in their wings and must dry them before taking flight.

Juvenile herons can be distinguished from their parents by their black head feathers. After two or three years herons develop a white crown which they possess throughout adulthood. The favorite food ...

Listen closely next time you’re in downtown Olympia. You might be able to hear a strange sound like quacking, barking, chirping and screeching all at once. That’s the sound of the great blue heron, a ...

Herons in Europe / Loïc Marion, Paula Ulenaers, and Janine van Vessem -- Herons in the Mediterranean / Heinz Hafner -- Herons in South and West Asia / Christian Perennou, Richard V. Lansdown, and ...