Look for: Black bill, black legs and yellow feet, which has earned them the nickname “golden slippers.” Distinguished from great egret by smaller size and distinctive white plume.

Great egret (Ardea alba): Length: 35 to 41 inches. Wingspan: up to 50 inches. Look for: Pointed yellow bill, long neck, black legs and feet. Sometimes confused with juvenile great blue herons ...

Several kinds of herons can be spotted in Hampton Roads. Some are called egrets. How do you tell these birds apart? Let's examine what they look like and how they behave to see differences.

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 took ...

Patricia Faye Wagers, a member of the Bristol Bird Club and a Kingsport, Tennessee, resident, enjoyed a surprise visitor last month when a yellow-crowned night-heron stopped by her yard on Aug. 12 ...

Look in wetlands, coves along rivers, and around the Chesapeake Bay, especially at low tide. All of these locations are free to visit: Patuxent Research Refuge, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel ...

State wildlife officials want to know how many reddish egrets inhabit the ... Florida looks for rare egrets. ... Demand for fashionable hats almost wiped out one of North America's rarest birds.