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 ...

During last year's scrabble for the Oxford poetry professorship, while the rest of the world smacked its lips over the tangle of lurid allegations and accusations, Derek Walcott stayed silent. This ...

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 ...

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 flock of egrets is spotted flying among trees in Xiashan village of Hongjiang, Hunan province. [Photo by Teng Mingsong/for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Park Glen residents band together to prevent flocks of egrets from nesting in their neighborhood on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

The great egret, Ardea alba, is a tall and stately bird, graceful in flight, deliberate and stealthy when hunting. It is a magnificent sight and entertaining to watch, making it a favorite with ...

They are big, elegant and plentiful, but how do you tell if that large white bird at the edge of the lake or feeding in a field is a great egret or one of its smaller cousins? Bird watchers in San ...

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 ...

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.

I was never that much of a "birdwatcher", but since moving to Florida, nature is right in my face every day! Today as I sit here, with a large window in front of me, I am watching a small family of ...