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.

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 ...

The Myakka is also a key fishery nursery area with most recreationally and commercially important fish and shellfish species ...

The graceful great egret, once targeted for its feathers in the 1800s, nests in southern Michigan and the southern states.

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 ...

At the turn of the 19th century, these pure white wading birds — along with their larger cousins, the great egrets — were being slaughtered for their breeding plumes in wetlands throughout ...

Brown pelican — 71 Great egret — 39 Magnificent frigate bird — 22 Double crested cormorant — 13 Roseate spoonbill — 6 Snowy egret — 6 Black crowned night heron — 4 American ...

RICHMOND — The great egret was as focused as a cat at a mouse hole. Instead of reaching for the sky, its graceful neck was leaning forward, the long beak pointed toward the marsh water. Then, snap.

At the turn of the 19th century, these pure white wading birds — along with their larger cousins, the great egrets — were being slaughtered for their breeding plumes in wetlands throughout ...