During an expected repair on UMD's R/V Blue Heron research vessel, scientists discovered a new microbial species.

Learn what an adult and juvenile black-crowned night-heron looks like. Plus, find out where you can see one of these wading birds.

At the Blue Heron Nature Preserve, art and nature are intertwined. For 11 years, the preserve, a sprawling green space in north Buckhead, has welcomed artists to create and install works for its ...

The Oakland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team sprang into action after receiving a not-so-typical call over the weekend ...

The black heron, however, is known for its feeding behavior and how it forms a canopy over its prey. The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

A Great Blue Heron was rescued from an Oakland County lake on Sunday after fishing line got wrapped around its wings.

A search and rescue team in Michigan was dispatched to a marshy area of a lake to free a great blue heron entangled in ...

“Animal Control Officers Ashley Tester and Aubrie Mausolf waded into thigh-deep water and placed a towel over the heron’s ...