Sang Run State Park borders the beautiful Youghiogheny River with scenery that captivates at first glance. This newer addition to Maryland’s park system remains wonderfully undiscovered. The clear ...

The North Texas Wildlife Center faces closure in 60 days if it can't find a new, larger location to support its rapidly ...

Egrets — graceful, long-legged birds with plumage the color of alabaster — add a distinctly exotic element to the diverse winged wildlife of the Tucson valley. While our deserts and canyons ...

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its ...

Learn what an adult and juvenile black-crowned night-heron looks like. Plus, find out where you can see one of these wading birds.

Like his counterparts in Burleson, Lirette wants Fort Worth residents to report cattle egret sightings, as well as sightings of yellow-crowned herons, snowy egrets, little blue herons and great ...

Like his counterparts in Burleson, Lirette wants Fort Worth residents to report cattle egret sightings, as well as sightings of yellow-crowned herons, snowy egrets, little blue herons and great ...

Great egrets prefer shallower waters, unlike their cousins, the great blue herons, which can wander into deeper wetlands and remain here sometimes even in winter if food is available.

Whereas most herons (egrets are herons) of North America spend their time hunting in or near water, cattle egrets prefer pastures. This bird is commonly seen foraging among farms in Oklahoma.