MOUNTAIN VIEW — The birds are back. The otherworldly burbles and gurgles of egrets raising their young are once more emanating from the trees that line the aptly named Shorebird Way in the heart of ...

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.

Few experiences in life are as comforting as having a companion who answers needs and is there to serve without being summoned. Ideally, the relationship benefits both parties, each providing ...

A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it’s claiming one of North America’s rarest bird species. Earlier this month, two reddish ...

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 ...

Two rare reddish egrets on Florida's Gulf Coast. A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it's claiming one of North America's rarest ...

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 ...

Paraphrasing the Talmud (Kiddushin 49b), in my opinion, ten measures of grace were given to the birds of Israel, nine were given to egrets, and just one to the rest of the bird world. The beautiful ...

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 ...

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 ...

A lethal Gulf Coast red tide that littered beaches with dead wildlife in 2018 is back and this time around, it s claiming one of North America s rarest bird species. “These birds are giving us a ...