Great egret (Ardea alba): Length: 35 to 41 inches. Wingspan: up to 50 inches. Look for: Pointed yellow bill, long neck, black legs and feet. Sometimes confused with juvenile great blue herons ...

Look for: Black bill, black legs and yellow feet, which has earned them the nickname “golden slippers.” Distinguished from great egret by smaller size and distinctive white plume.

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

Name: Great egret ( Ardea alba ). Description : The great egret is a little over 3 feet tall with a wingspan of almost 5 feet. It has a long, sharp yellow bill, long gray-to-black legs with nonweb… ...

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 ...

Great White Egret, by Antonio Soto, photographed March 2009, South Florida Antonio Soto When I first saw this striking photo, the winner of the Reader’s Choice award in Smithsonian magazine’s ...

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.

Southwest Florida has plenty of white bird species, ... Ibis or egret? How to tell Southwest Florida's white birds apart. Amy Bennett Williams. The News-Press. ... red on black, venom lack” for ...