Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rick Robillard photographed a great egret taking flight at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach.

Rich Thiesfeld got a great shot of a great blue heron at Alligator National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. “He seemed so intent on fishing for food that he let me wander up pretty close,” wrote ...

A great egret flies on Aug. 28 at the Charlie Craig State Fish Hatchery in Centerton. The hatchery, operated by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, is open for birding and exploring on foot.

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 ...

Photographer’s description: “With the morning’s fog rising up from the warmer water against the cooler air at sunrise, I went to a nearby waterway that is especially picturesque, and I captured this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...