The Great Egret, a large heron species with all-white plumage, is renowned for its striking appearance. Standing up to one-metre tall and with a length of 80cm to 104cm, it has a wingspan of up to ...

These birds, though impressive, are different. In fact, they are Cattle Egrets (bubulcus ibis), long necks retracted into hunched shoulders, legs stiffly astern in the manner of their relative ...

Some of the most striking standouts of the waterfowl world are egrets and herons. While the familiar Great Blue Heron is already a beautiful sight with its blue-gray plumage and commanding stance ...

A new type of bird flu has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada, according to the USDA. The strain is different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year. Officials say ...

The cattle egret wades through the water, its sharp eyes scanning for insects and other small prey. Little does it know that it too is being watched, not by a predator, but by keen observers who ...

There are two types around here, little egrets and rarer cattle egrets. Imagine my surprise when, a few days later, I took an afternoon sweep through our farm and spotted a cattle egret standing ...

Police are investigating after eight young cattle were shot and tortured on a farm near Gingin, in WA's Wheatbelt. The animals were found riddled with bullets and gun residue, with dog tracks also ...

Egrets typically have regular swamps, lakes, sticky woodlands, and other wetland conditions. They are swimming birds and catch little fishes, creatures of land and water, reptiles, warm-blooded ...

Bill Gates admitted his split from Melinda Gates after 27 years of marriage will always be the thing he regrets most in his life. “I’m more cheerful now,” he admitted in an interview with ...

A mysterious item from the inner workings of a cow has sparked a worldwide scramble. Hardened lumps of bile known as cattle gallstones have become so valuable that criminal rings on multiple ...