Although the cattle egret is native to tropical and semi-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, its territory has expanded throughout the world, including the frigid climate of Alaska.

Southwest Florida has plenty of white bird species, which can make keeping track of them a challenge. We're here to help.

Southwest Florida has plenty of white bird species, which can make keeping track of them a challenge. We're here to help.

An egret that clearly had places to be stunned scientists conducting what they believe to be the first-ever GPS tracking study of these large waterbirds in Australia. Data revealed that the bird ...

The common egret is identified by its large size (it stands nearly 3 1/2 -feet tall with a wingspan of 4 1/2 -feet), yellow bill and glossy black feet and legs.

Since then, they have colonized west to California and north to Alaska and northeast Canada. They have become the most common egret on the continent.

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 finely-plumed bird, found everywhere in the city, is the mascot of the 11-day event. The logo of the event shows an egret stretching its long legs for a take-off. “There were two reasons for ...

Florida’s benign, semitropical environment beckons invitingly to a host of creatures from other lands. Over the decades, countless non-native species have established beachheads here, but non… ...

Although the cattle egret is native to tropical and semi-tropical parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, its territory has expanded throughout the world, including the frigid climate of Alaska.