A gray heron spotted off Nantucket about three weeks ago has bird-watchers buzzing. as it is the first confirmed sighting of the bird in the lower 48 states, according to wildlife experts. “Well, it ...

The Grey Heron is a very common and very widespread bird that is unlikely to be confused with any other wild bird found in Ireland. Its name in English refers to its colour while its name in Irish ...

A Wearside wetland reserve is delighted to have been rated one of Britain's most important colonies for the 'majestic' grey heron. Washington Wetland Centre has been singled out as a haven for the ...

An unmistakable long-legged and long-necked waterbird, the Grey Heron is a familiar sight in marshes and estuaries and along lake edges and riverbanks all across Ireland. At around 1 metre in length, ...

WALKERS IN Dublin’s Herbert Park at the weekend saw nature at its most beautiful and brutal when a Grey Heron hunted and fed on day-old ducklings on the banks of the Dodder. Wildlife photographer Paul ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Herons are often so still as they wait by the water’s edge that you fail to spot their ...

Slinking up to a riverbank, these three wily foxes gaze greedily at what they hope is a nice hearty dinner. The large grey heron perched just feet away is searching for its own supper – a fish to snap ...

Nobody can mistake the heron or mix it up with any other bird. It is the largest European heron. In Ireland it is also known as the long-necked heron and in Scotland it is simply known as "long neck".

While herons symbolise strength, purity and long life in Chinese culture, the ancient Greeks believed they were messengers of gods and Japanese folklore sees them as divine. A meditation on the bird ...

The bird was "thin, weak and lethargic" by the time it was found in a garden A grey heron seen flying despite a crossbow bolt injury has been put down after vets found part of its spine had been ...