There is a little blue heron in Mexico, and our smaller white egret, the snowy egret, was once known as the little white egret, so I enjoy thinking of these birds in terms of magnificent greatness ...

Each species has a different color combination. You’d think it would be easy to tell an egret from other herons because egrets are mostly white, while other herons usually have darker colors.

The great egret is built like a great blue heron and acts like one, too, though it is a bit smaller. It is a large, white bird with long black legs and a yellow or orange bill.

The lanky white egrets and the bluish-gray herons launch in unison from their twig nests, on the top branches of towering redwood trees overlooking Bolinas Lagoon, just north of San Francisco.

It’s not unusual for hikers to spot white egrets and great blue herons at the edges of California’s lagoons and estuaries. Audubon Canyon Ranch by Bolinas Bay offers a different view of these ...

Juvenile little blue herons aren’t blue. They’re almost all white, which causes people to confuse them with egrets. They gradually develop patches of blue as they mature to slate-blue adults.

Dazzling white egrets and great blue herons have been swooping through the skies and wading in ponds near a south-side sports complex - adding pizazz to the urban bird-watching scene.

Herons and egrets released back into the wild after lifesaving care Orphaned birds are ready to make it on their own. Birds were released during International Bird Rescue’s “Day of Action.” ...

If white egrets appear to be settling in trees on your private property, ... snowy egrets, tri-colored egrets, blue herons, green herons, and crested cormorants. ...

Oakland tree falls, dumping heron and egret chicks to the ground International Bird Rescue mounted a two-day rescue. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

Herons and egrets — and other species, too — can often be found nesting in the same stand of trees. By Val Cunningham. For the Minnesota Star Tribune. July 5, 2022 at 1:00PM.

Likely we are all aware when the noisy Sandhill Cranes arrive, we’re familiar with the Great Blue Herons, the white Egrets and Bald Eagles; not to mention the numerous geese, ...