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 ...

As a result, sighting a lone juvenile cattle egret locally last week wasn’t a total surprise. ... (BOW), “one of the most abundant of the North American herons, ...

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 ...

Its former name, American egret, ... He served as president of the Houston Audubon Society 1989-1991 and purchased the North American Rare Bird Alert for Houston Audubon in 1990.

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.

Q: Is it unusual for this great egret to be this far inland, or this far north? I've never seen one in the area before. It let me get within 10 feet or so to take the photos, and it was pecking at and ...

Egrets, herons and roseate spoonbills have other birds beat when it comes to showing off stunning spring plumage. The all-white great egret appears to be decked out in silken attire accented by ...

Birdwatchers need not despair now that the winter migrants are gone. Plenty of shore birds can be found on summer evenings in the natural coastal wetland areas of San Diego County. From south to ...

Egrets and other herons: ... 2018 More than 7 years ago. A great blue heron, the largest North American heron. (Photo: Ann Cameron Siegal) ... great blue herons are the largest herons in North ...

Egrets — these are common cattle egrets — are quite hardy and subsist mostly on ... who is also vice president of the local Miami Blue chapter of the North American Butterfly Association.

Egrets have descended on some lucky, or perhaps unlucky, North Texas neighborhoods. “There are some smells that we do deal with. And at night, when we’re walking the dogs, the dogs like to ...