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.

Laura Koubsky sent photos of a great egret and a tricolored heron feeding and resting on Long Creek. The tricolored heron, with a white stripe down the middle of its neck and belly, is much smaller ...

Crane Hollow Road, 1 mile southwest of Hygiene, provides a view of about 50 nests in a great blue heron rookery, or more precisely, heronry. Massive nests made of sticks, up to 4 feet in diameter and ...

Yes, yes, and yes, Ida. Yes, I did hear about the heron, and yes, I do know where it was seen, and yes, anyone can go there to look for it…even you. (I don’t really know why I added that “even you” ...

Our orioles have pretty much abandoned the jelly feeders. A few linger, but most turn to insects. Others have already started south toward their South American destination. There are still a few ...