The study tracked 18 young egrets leaving their nesting sites in Australia. They included birds from two species: the great egret (Ardea alba) and the plumed egret (Ardea plumifera).Both birds ...

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.

The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta) is a subspecies of the great egret (Ardea alba). Source: Moment RF / Lea Scaddan/Getty Images Australians love swimming in the water. Our waterbirds do ...

The wild orchid Habenaria radiata's pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret orchid). H. radiata has been loved by people since ancient times but the ...

John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of America’s surpassingly beautiful species. The egret, he noted, was also abundant. “I ...

The cattle egret is an interesting example of a recent addition to Costa Rica’s species list. The first cattle egret sighting in Costa Rica was reported in 1954. Originally being native to southern ...

A Great Egret takes flight from atop a tree at the San Joaquin Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The 300-acre sanctuary, ...

In the video, an alligator creeps up behind a great egret, thinking it’s in for a feathery meal. The egret struts around slowly, not paying much attention to its surroundings. Seconds later, a much ...

The reserve said it regularly saw 12-17 cattle egrets and six great white egrets last winter. Cattle egret are white plumed birds that often follow cattle around, feeding on the insects they disturb.