North Dakota generally is not considered good country for white egrets. Nevertheless, on a drive across the state last week, I saw two species of half a dozen that occur on the continent. These were ...

A snowy egret flies to another part of Corcoran Lagoon in Live Oak to continue to forage for dinner. The snowy egret is a small white heron. They forage in wetlands, other shallow waters or mud. Both ...

Patch loves photos! Share your photos with Patch and your work could be featured. WALNUT CREEK, CA — Have you ever watched a snowy egret hunting in a shallow stream? It's fascinating to see them ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 37-cent Snowy Egret definitive ...

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 ...

Imagine standing in shallow water — without moving — for long periods of time. Your toes spread out, firmly planted in squishy mud, your eyes focused on finding a tasty fish or frog. Suddenly, you ...

Hurricane Ike taught us a lesson: Never take anything for granted — not homes, not scenery and certainly not birds. Kathy and I have seen all these things along the coast vanquished by the hurricane.

And they’ll be all over North Texas cities like Coppell, Carrollton, Arlington and Fort Worth from the end of February through June. Now you may be thinking, what’s so bad about a few cute birds? As ...

It sounds like the setup for a joke missing a punchline: What’s big and white and seen all over? One of the first things many Southwest Florida newcomers may notice is the abundance of large, pale, ...

What's that white bird in the swamp? Discover what a great egret eats, where it lives, and how the bird bounced back from ...