A summer wetland landscape scene is only complete if a great egret is standing on the edge of the water. Its bright white plumage and elegant S-curved neck belie its loud croaking call. More than a ...

One of my favorite summertime birds is the great white egret. This tall bird is so striking and picturesque that its mere presence can transform an entire marsh, where it hunts for food, into a scene ...

When I first saw this striking photo, the winner of the Reader’s Choice award in Smithsonian magazine’s 8th Annual Photo Contest, I was certain that the bird’s plumage had to have been faked; after ...

It sounds like the setup for a joke missing a punchline: What’s big and white and seen all over? One of the first things many Southwest Florida newcomers may notice is the abundance of large, pale, ...

North Dakota generally is not considered good country for white egrets. Nevertheless, on a drive across the state last week, I saw two species of half a dozen that occur on the continent. These were ...

There are not many birds out there that have feet a different color than their legs. From the top of their legs to the bottom of their "toes," most birds are uniform in color. With many birds, such as ...

There are several bird photographs I'd like to get. A male cardinal in a blooming forsythia bush. The classic Red-winged Blackbird photo of the bird clinging to a reed while singing and exposing its ...

The sky is always clearest in the winter of December and January. When filming, we arrive at the site at sunrise; this time, early on a mid-November morning at the Chikumagawa riverbed, it was very ...

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A Unitil crew member rescued a bird that was caught in wires in Hampton on Sunday.The bird, believed to be a great white egret, was in distress before 7 p.m. as it tried to free itself from the wires ...

HISTORICAL records show that the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) was once present and probably very common in Ireland and Britain. However, it became extinct in both islands through a combination of ...

ONE of the UK's rarest birds has returned to a Hampshire wildlife reserve. Known as Walter, the great white egret is a familiar sight to the thousands of visitors that visit the Blashford Lakes Nature ...