“Fly Casting” with a Snowy Egret

Sammy, our Snowy Egret buddy, returns today as the tide recedes, to feast on small crabs and other sea critters … More

Lyle and Lester

Here’s a discovery from last autumn’s archives, previously unpublished, featuring my favorite wading bird ever. The Little Blue Heron (Lyle) … More

You may never have seen a Black-Crowned Night Heron although, if you live in the United States near its cousins … More

Here comes Lyle the Little Blue Heron, looking like a dread creature ridden by Nâzgul in Lord of the Rings… Maybe … More

I’m not quite sure what his message was, but… It sounded a bit like SKRAAAAWWWNK! I hope he was saying, … More

A new Olympic sport? If only Egrets could participate in the Olympics! As Edith and Edgar the Juvenile Great Egrets … More

What’s this! Two white birds standing tiptoe on the water? It’s Edith and Edgar, Juvenile Egrets, and they’re actually sort … More

That’s Edgar the Juvenile Great Egret doing the honking, of course, with Edith merely flying and looking graceful. And no, … More

Excellent flier, accomplished honker… Edgar the Juvenile Great Egret may have a problem with authority. Or perhaps he’s got AAD*? … More