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 ...

When I first saw this striking photo, the winner of the Reader’s Choice award in Smithsonian magazine’s 8th Annual Photo Contest, I was certain that the bird’s plumage had to have been faked; after ...

Claim to fame: Great egrets are the long-beaked, showy white birds that are occasionally seen in spring and summer at wetland areas throughout Missouri. They can also be seen, on occasion, in autumn ...

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, ...

A great egret flies over the surface of Lexington Reservior in Los Gatos. Sure, the beautiful bird is called a great egret, but you can bet the fish, frogs and other small animals that live in and ...

Claim to fame: Great egrets are the long-beaked, showy white birds that are occasionally seen in late spring and summer at wetland areas throughout Missouri. They can also be seen, on occasion, in ...

I recently strolled the shores of Twin Lakes, just north of Shawnee Hills on the west side of the Scioto River. I go there to marvel at and shoot pictures of a large, stately bird that is near the top ...

As one of Oklahoma's tallest birds, the brilliant white great egret is hard to miss. Its yellow bill and black legs and feet help distinguish it from the smaller snowy egrets that have black bills and ...

Connie Owen sent a photo of a great egret coming in for a landing at Stumpy Lake in Virginia Beach. “I have enjoyed the big numbers of egrets at Stumpy Lake this fall,” wrote Owen. “I went one morning ...

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 ...

Great Egrets can be distinguished by their yellow bills and black legs and feet. And in Beaumont, they sometimes can be distinguished by the arrow sticking out of them as they wander through ...

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 ...