I saw several great blue herons, snowy egrets, night herons and ibis. ... They are common sighting and are seen in all types of water bodies in Southwest Florida.

At first glance, you might confuse a western cattle egret with other white egrets. To make sure you’re seeing the correct species, look for a medium-sized bird with a compact neck, shorter neck ...

Discover more types of egrets and herons found in North America. Juvenile Little Blue Heron. Although adult little blue herons are dark blue, the young birds are all white.

Cattle egrets live on insects. And in the savannah, insects congregate on the ubiquitous water buffalo. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, you'll find these birds constantly perched atop buffalo ...

Funnily enough, cattle egrets even rely on other species of herons to establish heronries—essentially just a word for a group of breeding herons—rather than take the initiative to do it ...

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.

The breeding season of the Little Egrets has begun. These birds breed in the summer. Salim Ali has recorded in his “The Book of Indian Birds” that they nest “principally from July to August ...

Since cattle egrets are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, killing, capturing or forcibly removing them is prohibited, but it is legal to harass the birds using things like air ...

Egrets young and old fill the trees of two houses in Arlington in this file photo. Parts of Tarrant and Johnson counties have become a popular nesting ground for the birds.