North Dakota generally is not considered good country for white egrets. Nevertheless, on a drive across the state last week, I saw two species of half a dozen that occur on the continent. These were ...

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, ...

One of my favorite summertime birds is the great white egret. This tall bird is so striking and picturesque that its mere presence can transform an entire marsh, where it hunts for food, into a scene ...

Standing 3 feet tall and flying on a nearly 5-foot wingspan, the great egret rates among the showiest of wading birds. At no time is it more eye-catching than in March and April, when silkenlike, ...

Sightings this summer of long-legged wading birds in Tennessee and Virginia that are far outside of their usual range have included cattle egret, white ibis and roseate spoonbill. In addition, Susan ...

Florida’s benign, semitropical environment beckons invitingly to a host of creatures from other lands. Over the decades, countless non-native species have established beachheads here, but none with ...

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 ...

Paraphrasing the Talmud (Kiddushin 49b), in my opinion, ten measures of grace were given to the birds of Israel, nine were given to egrets, and just one to the rest of the bird world. The beautiful ...