It has taken me a while to realize it, but I have been following cattle egrets around my whole life. Although I've been bird watching for about 45 years, and have seen more than 2,500 species, there ...

Long ago, the vulture was believed to signal impending doom. In modern-day Tarrant and Johnson counties, it’s the cattle egret we dread. Over the past 60 years, the eastern half of Texas has become a ...

Great Egrets build their nest in the same tree. Photo by Cindy Margulis. Cindy’s time with the colony, year after year, has rewarded her with some keen observations and a chance to protect the colony.

DEAR JOAN: Recently I’ve been hearing some very strange noises coming from a nearby tall oak that’s right next to Deer Creek. I walked over to investigate and learned there is a small colony of snowy ...

The egrets have landed, again. But this year, for the homeowners near the Wilshire Boulevard/Gaye Drive intersection in Arlington, the visit is an invasion. As many as 200 of the lanky white birds are ...

Great egrets in the Everglades are losing their sexual motivation because they are exposed to mercury through the fish they eat, a University of Florida study using more than 20 years of data has ...

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 ...

Residents of a Panther Creek neighborhood have asked The Woodlands Community Association for help to evict nesting egrets from trees in their subdivision. About 500 egrets have taken up residence in ...

On the aptly named Shorebird Way in Mountain View, one of the largest colonies of great egrets in the Bay Area is thriving. The city, Google Inc., and the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society are ...

Do you have the patience of a heron? Imagine standing in shallow water – without moving – for long periods , your toes spread out, firmly planted in squishy mud, your eyes focused on finding a tasty ...

Last month, three acres of bushes, trees and animal exhibits at the Sedgwick County Zoo were covered in white. It wasn’t a summer snow, and it wasn’t fluff from nearby cottonwood trees. It was ...