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

In late June and early July, groups of yellow-crowned night herons will begin to leave their New Orleans nests. First they ...

A pair of black-crowned night herons in Lincoln Park in April 2013. But years of the department only being able to say it’s done the best it can have added up, Semel said.

A red wolf named Poco rests in its habitat at Lincoln Park Zoo on May 6, 2025. Black-crowned night herons build their nests above the habitat for protection from predators. (John J. Kim/Chicago ...

A few species, on the other hand, work the night shift, roosting during the day and doing the work of hunting at night. Today we meet two such species, the black-crowned night-heron and the ...

Yellow-crowned night-herons are most often confused with wading birds like the closely related black-crowned night heron or rail species such as Limpkin, according to the Houston Audubon.

The beautiful yellow-crowned night heron is an ancient bird. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the earliest recorded fossil of this species goes back two to two-and-a-half million years ...

The bird family Ardeidae (ar-dee-ih-dee) includes the bitterns, egrets, and herons. Nearly 75 species wade waters worldwide, ... More common than suspected is the black-crowned night-heron.

Two other species bounced back compared to 2022: black-crowned night herons increased their active nests by 36% and glossy ibises added 66%. But those rebounds weren’t enough to counteract their ...

Night herons have returned to Charleston's White Point Garden for their annual nesting season. The birds face an uncertain future in SC because of rising seas.

Endangered species of birds in the Ailao Mountains, in central Yunnan gathering attention on the internet. ... There are estimated to be just 1,000 white-eared night herons in the wild.