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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) We actually have three different species of white egrets in the ...

There are not many birds out there that have feet a different color than their legs. From the top of their legs to the bottom of their "toes," most birds are uniform in color. With many birds, such as ...

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, ...

RICE TWP. – A large white bird, as graceful as it is rare, curled its neck into an “S” while wading amid greenery just off shore at the Ice Lakes. Before scanning the shallows for fish, frogs and ...

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 ...

A great egret lifts off from a branch at Schwan Lake in Live Oak. Great egrets are among 37 bird species seen at the site this month according to community reporting on ebird.org. While we find both ...

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 ...

A surfer exiting the water at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz crosses paths with a great egret heading to forage along the top of ...