It sounds like the setup for a joke missing a punchline: What’s big and white and seen all over? One of the first things many Southwest Florida newcomers may notice is the abundance of large, pale, ...

Most days it seems that way. You might say our immigration system is broken, when the leaders of the state whose motto is “Friendship” string a line of deadly buoys in the Rio Grande. Our political ...

A scarlet ibis forages in a wetland in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Nov 23, 2023.Photo:Xinhua A scarlet ibis and an egret are seen in a wetland in Nanning, south China's ...

Pass by any pastureland with grazing cattle and you’ll probably notice numerous birds accompanying the herd. The birds are cattle egrets, Bubulcus ibis, stubby white critters with small blots of ...

Glossy ibis are birds I never expect to see around here - they look like they should be hanging out in the tropics, wading through some Amazonian mudflats with their long spindly legs or swooping over ...

One of the more familiar sites in the Texas coast is the presence of an elegant white bird known as the cattle egret or Bubulcus ibis. These birds are considered to be both a beneficial insect ...

Here is a video and photo gallery from a roseate spoonbill sighting on the north end of Lovers Key Monday morning. It has turned into one of my favorite spots to shoot. The morning light falls at the ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- The reddish egret stood, spread its wings as if preparing for flight, and turned in a small circle upon its nest. The movement, repeated every few minutes and accompanied by a ...