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.

The snowy egret is a white bird also, but it is smaller by half than the great egret, and it is more delicate. The bill and legs are black. A prancing bird displays bright yellow feet, ...

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.

Three of Black Egret’s four wins have come over 1200m and he need only perform to the level of his race in that Durban feature to make a winning seasonal debut. Trainer Tony Peter is likely to ...

White egret flowers boast beautiful blooms, but they can be temperamental and need very specific conditions when grown ...

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.

The reverse, a white (egret) that has a yellow bill and black feet, is a great egret. Almost everything else is a heron. And if it is really hard to see, it is a bittern!

First discovered: The first scientific description of the great egret was written by the famed naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The bird became a target in the 19th century when its long, white ...

The wild orchid Habenaria radiata's pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret orchid). H. radiata has been loved by people since ancient times but the ...

In 1995, a grey coloured cattle egret was recorded in Goa, in 2013 a melanistic cattle egret was sighted in Jharkhand, in 2017 a bluish cattle egret was recorded in Guwahati and in 2020 a black ...