The great egret had returned on a late July morning to hunt in the shallow pond that borders our backyard. This is the second time in 22 years that we have seen that species here, other than an ...

During the school year, I am trapped inside during the most productive birding hours of the day. As the days get shorter and shorter, there is less of a chance for me to do any birding at all.

An unprecedented number of great egrets — large, white wading birds from the South — have descended upon Lake Ontelaunee within the past week. Rudy Keller of District Township, who compiles the Berks ...

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 ...

Nesting season for wading birds is underway in Southwest Florida. The window of opportunity to see an amazing array of birds − like every type of heron, snowy and great egrets, roseate spoonbills and ...

That herons, egrets and ibises are such large and common birds wandering in our midst is a refreshing reality. I love how they just walk around like they own the place, which they do — at least as ...

Along the shallow waters around Davenport's Credit Island, a lonely fisherman awaits its prey. The long-legged regal creature with bluish-gray feathers and elegant S-shaped neck, catches fish and ...