An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill ... Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight.

The sounds of grey herons at nest during day and at night are like a fairy-tale monster or someone getting sick!

The bird is heavily barred black and white on the sides and flanks, with nearly solid black upperparts, and has a white throat. Males and young sport a yellow crown-patch, while the female’s crown is ...