One of my favorite pastimes is trying to sneak up on the various herons and egrets that populate our area rivers, lakes and wetlands. My weapon of choice in these hunts is a camera with telephoto lens ...

What's Barrington's village bird? The great blue heron. What's the symbol of the National Audubon Society? The great egret. That's all fine and dandy, but who's going to stick up for the smaller ...