A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...

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 ...

Patch loves photos! Share your photos with Patch and your work could be featured. WALNUT CREEK, CA — Have you ever watched a snowy egret hunting in a shallow stream? It's fascinating to see them ...

The earliest known record of a Little Egret in Ireland dates from 1940 when a lone vagrant individual was spotted near Skibbereen, Co Cork. Sixteen years passed before the second known individual ...

This lizard was caught on camera sacrificing its tail to free itself from the grasp of a bird's beak. Amateur wildlife photographer Salah Baazizi captured the shocking sequence of an Egret snacking on ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Out of all endangered birds in Pennsylvania, the great egret may be a top contender for having one of the most interesting backgrounds. While these birds don't call the Keystone ...

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 ...

The earliest known record of a Little Egret in Ireland dates from 1940 when a lone vagrant individual was spotted near Skibbereen, Co Cork. Sixteen years passed before the second known individual ...