Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

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.

A FLOCK of rare birds were pictured on the banks of the river Teme. A group of three little egrets were pictured on the river, taking advantage of the low river levels to fish. The same size of a ...

A Unitil crew member rescued a bird that was caught in wires in Hampton on Sunday.The bird, believed to be a great white egret, was in distress before 7 p.m. as it tried to free itself from the ...

With monsoon active in Odisha, thousands of residential birds have arrived at the Matha-Adia, Durgaprasad Dia, and Laxmiprasad Dia heronries within Bhitarkanika National Park for the annual monsoon ...

The great white egret is classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021). It is protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.