An egret that clearly had places to be stunned scientists conducting what they believe to be the first-ever GPS tracking study of these large waterbirds in Australia. Data revealed that the bird took ...

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.

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its ...

John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of America’s surpassingly beautiful species. The egret, he noted, was also abundant. “I ...

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Animalia 75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says. Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its ... Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNG. AFP AFP; ...