Great blue herons are waders, typically seen along coastlines, in marshes, or near the shores of ponds or streams. They are expert fishers. Herons snare their aquatic prey by walking slowly ...

For such large and lanky birds, herons are speedy, flying as fast as 30 mph. They usually fly with their necks in an S-shape ...

The difference between a heron (bagulla) and a crane may be small, but you can spot it by looking at their appearance, behaviour, and where they live. Both are big birds with long legs that you ...

Image by Rajkimar99 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 The critically endangered white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis) faces extinction due to habitat disturbance from human activities and predation.

The White-bellied Heron (WBH), the world's second-largest heron, is a symbolic bird for the people of Bhutan and also a typical "umbrella species" that requires a habitat with a vast, preserved ...