Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

Least Bittern

Least Bitterns are the smallest herons in the Americas and pretty hard to find in the reeds, but … Read more

great blue heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Herons are very large, majestic birds that are the largest heron native to North America. They … Read more

Gray Heron

Gray Heron

The Gray Heron is a large, wading bird called such because of its grayish feathers – ash-grey on … Read more

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Great Egret

Great Egrets are at their best during the breeding season when males have neon green facial skin and … Read more

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egrets have a smart way of catching their food…they stand on the backs of cattle, so when … Read more

Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Adult Little Blue Herons are actually not so little. They’re medium to large-sized with long, elongated bodies. Their … Read more

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egret

Reddish Egrets’ dusky pink and grayish-blue tones and energetic racing about to catch fish certainly make this one … Read more

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egrets, as their name suggests, are small, all-white herons. They have yellow irises and skin around their … Read more

Little Egret

Little Egret

Little Egrets are all-white-bodied. They have long, thin necks, long black bills, yellow eyes, yellow facial skin (lores), … Read more