Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, they described 72 new-to-science species from six continents — creatures ...

Driveways are runways to some with wings. A great blue heron once flew past our cabin windows, just a few feet off the ground. With a wingspan of six feet, the largest North American heron species is ...

Of the seven regularly occurring heron and egret species in Iowa, perhaps the most enigmatic is the yellow-crowned night heron. Although it may be considered regular, it is certainly rare to find.

Known for their fondness for life in wet habitats, wading birds can be found near lakes, swamps, beaches and even small ponds. They represent a whole section of most bird books. We are lucky here in ...

Wherever there are fish, there will be herons. Known also as corr réisc, and referred to as cranes in parts of the country, herons are Ireland’s tallest bird and a most elegant aquatic hunter. With a ...

Take a closer look at that long-legged heron — it might be a tricolored heron! Here's where to find these birds, and how to identify them.