A great egret forages for food. Note the dark black legs that make identification easy. A white great blue heron would have yellow legs. (Bill Danielson) During the school year, I am trapped inside ...

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

The great egret is one of Iowa’s most stunning summer residents. Subsisting on a diet of fish and frogs, the species is most often associated with timbered waterways, quiet river backwaters or 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 ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — In early July, the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center treated an injured Great Egret, who was found limping and struggling on the ground at Kiwanis Lake in York County. About a month ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Bright white birds waded along the muddy edges of the ebbing water in the tidal marsh. They were distant so few details could be seen except for their ...

Jacki Gerber shared her favorite photo of a great egret feeding its young on a recent trip to Monkey Island in Currituck Sound. “So cool to see these fuzzy chicks!” Gerber wrote. Joe DiGeronimo sent ...