1. plural of heronry; breeding colonies or nesting places of herons

Examples

• The wildlife preserve protects several heronries along the wetland areas.
• Researchers monitor the heronries each spring to count breeding pairs.
• Development near the lake threatens the established heronries.
• The park ranger led visitors to observe the heronries from a safe distance.
• Climate change has affected the timing of activity in local heronries.
• Conservation efforts focus on maintaining healthy heronries throughout the region.