The bird was so beloved that visitors gave it a name: Arthur. “The egret stands out all the way across the lake. It’s really a showy kind of bird,” Nathan Godwin, general manager of the Lake ...

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 great white egret — a dazzling type of heron — has become increasingly common across the UK, and from 2021 will no longer be classed as a rare bird. The species was previously considered ...

Botanists suggest that the frilly lip of the white egret orchid evolved as a stabilizer for the hawkmoth while it pollinates the plant, resulting in better seed production. The wild orchid ...