Sometimes the risk pays off.” The great blue heron is the largest heron species in North America, standing about 4 feet tall.

The local great blue heron colony’s spring nesting season is underway at Commodore Park just west of the Ballard Locks on the ...

According to DWR, great blue herons are the most widespread heron ... These nests can sometimes reach 3 and-a-half feet in diameter. Once these nests are built, herons will often reuse them ...