Over the past 60 years, the eastern half of Texas has become a popular nesting ground for cattle egrets, which can grow to nearly 2 feet in height with a roughly 3-foot wingspan. The trouble ...

Long ago, the vulture was believed to signal impending doom. In modern-day Tarrant and Johnson counties, it’s the cattle egret we dread. Over the past 60 years, the eastern half of Texas has ...

One bird species I have become fond of is the gleaming white egret. There are two types around here, little egrets and rarer cattle egrets. Imagine my surprise when, a few days later, I took an ...