Herons usually are seen in ponds or creeks, while cranes are found in agricultural fields. One of the most common herons in the Southeast is the great blue heron, a medium-sized wading bird with ...

The crane’s closest relative is the limpkin, a New World tropical wading bird. Crowned cranes, the oldest lineage of Gruidae, radiated to Africa, where the only two species survive. Fifteen ...

D Ranch Preserve in Volusia County recently transformed from 476 acres of privately held ranch land into a protected piece of public land.