Several kinds of herons can be spotted in Hampton Roads. Some are called egrets. How do you tell these birds apart? Let's examine what they look like and how they behave to see differences.

Herons and egrets are heard most often when forced to fly, aroused to sudden disgruntlement and irritation. They sound understandably annoyed. But one in particular, ...

A good place to start with herons versus egrets is acknowledging how similar they are. The family Ardeidae includes all of the herons, egrets, and ibis, which worldwide covers 68 species in 18 genera.

I was very fortunate to grow up on a good-sized muddy lake not far from where I'm sitting. There, I could watch muskrats, catch sunfish, and observe a particular great blue heron. Every spring we ...

An adult great egret is slightly smaller, 37 to 41 inches tall. Little blue herons, as their name suggests, are much more petite. They measure 22 to 29 inches.

Great egret (Ardea alba): Length: 35 to 41 inches. Wingspan: up to 50 inches. Look for: Pointed yellow bill, long neck, black legs and feet. Sometimes confused with juvenile great blue herons ...

Egrets and ibis, herons and pelicans — they all come in white varieties, and that can be confusing, especially since some of them look very similar at first glance.

It might be a heron, egret or bittern, among the wading birds that can be seen in Erie. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals. PRESQUE ISLE.

They stand motionless in the river, statues of pure white, pillars of slate gray. Eyes fixed on the water. Watching. Waiting. These still-as-stone creatures are egrets and herons — great egrets ...

The bird family Ardeidae (ar-dee-ih-dee) includes the bitterns, egrets, and herons. Nearly 75 species wade waters worldwide, with representatives on every continent but Antarctica. An even dozen ...

This year, a survey found 185 egret nests, an encouraging increase from 103 in 2011. But heron nests dropped from 87 to 67. Worse, cormorant nests rose from 127 to 188.

KidsPost Egrets and other herons: How to spot these birds of a feather. They have long legs and sharp bills, but they have differences, too.