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 ...

Four white egret specimens stand together in this carefully arranged museum display, surrounded by pink lotus flowers, green leaves, moss, and natural-looking elements inspired by a wetland habitat.

A large gathering of great white egrets stands together in shallow water, carefully watching the wetland around them.

Most birds are pretty, whether brightly colored or intricately mottled for camouflage. There are some birds though, that are real standouts. Painted buntings, golden pheasants and Mandarin ducks all ...

Elegant is an adjective that means pleasingly graceful and attractive in appearance and manner. This is the perfect description for the focus of today’s article, the great egret. The great egret ...

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 ...

Jacki Gerber shared her favorite photo of a great egret feeding its young on a recent trip to Monkey Island in Currituck Sound. “So cool to see these fuzzy chicks!” Gerber wrote. Joe DiGeronimo sent ...

Birders across the Aleutians noticed something unusual this winter — elegant, white wading birds showing up in places they've never seen them before. In December, nine great egrets turned up in Adak, ...

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 ...

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 ...