The local great blue heron colony’s spring nesting season is underway at Commodore Park just west of the Ballard Locks on the Magnolia side. Volunteers with the Heron Habitat Helpers (HHH), ...

Their feathers are dark blue and purple ... Erika says these birds are more closely related to snowy egrets than great blue herons. Discover more types of egrets and herons found in North America.

The colony is one of the largest urban populations of Pacific great blue herons in North America ... fight off rivals, fluff up feathers and build nests with their chosen mates,” said the ...