Inspired by a Uruguayan author's three-volume history of the Americas, jazz pianist and composer Myra Melford has written a suite for her new quintet.

Like its smaller white-feathered cousin, the Snowy Egret, it’s a member of the heron family. Great egrets are distinguished by their long, yellow bills and black legs and feet, while snowy ...

Myra Melford’s new album, ‘Snowy Egret,’ is inspired by the ‘Memory of Fire’ trilogy by the Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano.

So a good way to tell a Snowy Egret from a Great Egret is to look at the feet. Great Egrets are solid black on legs and feet. Snowy Egrets have black legs and yellow feet.

1 A rhino sprays urine over an egret that treks behind the beast Credit: MDWFeatures / @raj_kenya Luckily, snapper Nagaraj Tilakraj was 30ft away at Nairobi National Park, Kenya.

A snowy egret, yellow-crowned night heron and barred owl were recently seen in Hampton Roads and North Carolina.

Birders from around Ontario are flocking to Waterloo Region to catch a glimpse of a rare, white, heron-like bird, that has only been spotted in the area once before.