There are not many birds out there that have feet a different color than their legs. From the top of their legs to the bottom of their "toes," most birds are uniform in color. With many birds, such as ...

One of my favorite summertime birds is the great white egret. This tall bird is so striking and picturesque that its mere presence can transform an entire marsh, where it hunts for food, into a scene ...

It was a territorial tryst of feathers and pointed beaks mid-air as two birds battled it out over the best fishing spot. The feisty egret birds went head-to-head as they fought over a feeding ground ...

When I first saw this striking photo, the winner of the Reader’s Choice award in Smithsonian magazine’s 8th Annual Photo Contest, I was certain that the bird’s plumage had to have been faked; after ...

Graceful white cattle egrets seen all over the North Texas area and other parts of the United States do not appear all that menacing, but these birds can cause up to $957 million annually in damage to ...

NATOMAS (CBS13) — It's a bird invasion in a Natomas neighborhood where egrets have taken over, both leaving droppings and dropping dead. The next time you're in Natomas, especially in front of the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman who claimed she was knocked out by a duck while riding SeaWorld’s Mako roller coaster earlier this year was not, in fact, hit by a duck, SeaWorld said in a court filing. The ...

Last Saturday, Marge Watson of Georgetown discovered a cattle egret at Artichoke Dairy Farm on Rogers Street in West Newbury. Cattle egrets are a small, stocky bird compared to our common, and more ...

Poppit Sands, Cardigan Often I encounter him fishing here, with an oystercatcher or redshank for company, watching acutely, spearing for small fish and crustaceans. On ebbing or flowing tides, the ...

It has taken me a while to realize it, but I have been following cattle egrets around my whole life. Although I've been bird watching for about 45 years, and have seen more than 2,500 species, there ...

Work crews soon will begin trimming trees and clearing underbrush at Bird Island, a haven for about 1,000 cattle egrets at Elmendorf Lake, to help prevent a potentially catastrophic bird strike ...