One of my favorite summertime birds is the great white egret. This tall bird is so striking and picturesque that its mere presence can transform an entire marsh, where it hunts for food, into a scene ...

Florida is home to myriad big white birds: egrets, ibis, herons, pelicans, and more. Here's help telling one from the other ...

Birdwatching offers a chance to appreciate nature's beauty. White birds, with their graceful presence, are particularly ...

When I first saw this striking photo, the winner of the Reader’s Choice award in Smithsonian magazine’s 8th Annual Photo Contest, I was certain that the bird’s plumage had to have been faked; after ...

North Dakota generally is not considered good country for white egrets. Nevertheless, on a drive across the state last week, I saw two species of half a dozen that occur on the continent. These were ...

It sounds like the setup for a joke missing a punchline: What’s big and white and seen all over? One of the first things many Southwest Florida newcomers may notice is the abundance of large, pale, ...

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 ...

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A large, white-feathered bird — a great egret — flew in last week to the western Hudson Bay community of Rankin Inlet, where it's since been seen feasting on sticklebacks in a marshy pond. Egrets are ...

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ONE of the UK's rarest birds has returned to a Hampshire wildlife reserve. Known as Walter, the great white egret is a familiar sight to the thousands of visitors that visit the Blashford Lakes Nature ...