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 ...
When you see a large white form in the distant group of dead trees on the far side of our wetland, you instantly become alert. In the more traveled parts of our busy world, it could be a plastic ...
This intimate nest scene shows a Great Egret feeding her newly hatched chick by regurgitating food into the nest. The chicks instinctively pick up the food and gulp it down, offering a fascinating ...
Long-legged wading birds — great egrets in flowing white plumes and roseate spoonbills in radiant pink plumes — stage a breeding ballet at Houston Audubon Society's Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary in High ...
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 ...
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 ...