Egrets are members of a family of birds known as Ardeidae, which includes herons, bitterns and egrets. The great egret is a very stately, graceful bird with white plumage, long legs and a sharp, ...

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 ...

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 ...

North America’s stately wading birds — egrets, herons, bitterns, ibises and their kin — are well-known wanderers in late summer. As with all birds capable of flight, a pair of strong wings cannot be ...

The colder months are the perfect time to get a good look at one of our most exciting - and visible - novelties. Even the briefest glimpse of a dazzlingly white bird, flying buoyantly on broad wings ...

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, ...

He searched the knee-high grasses and thistle under the evergreens, like he does every late spring morning. A soft rain began to find its way through the branches. Everything seemed to quiet at ...

If you see cattle in Southeast Texas, there's probably a little white bird somewhere close. Those birds are called egrets, and they're not clinging to cows for some cute animal friendship. There ...