Heron habitat

The answer to “Heron habitat” in the LA Times crossword is MARSH — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 13-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Heron habitat” answer

MARSH (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is MARSH.

Why the answer is MARSH

Think of the soggy wetland where long-legged birds wade and nest 🐦

What does MARSH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MARSH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Heron habitat” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 2, 2026 (most recent) → MARSH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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