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A head-and-shoulders shot of a Capped Heron, photographed on the Cristalino River, Brazil.

$Great Egret.\nThe great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently it is also spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.$

White great egred (egretta alba) on tree branch against blue sky (in the delta of Volga River, near Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Russia).

Capped heron wading through the Amazon river in Peru

close-up of a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) on black background

Little Blue heron (Egretta caerulea) looking for food in Tortuguero water, Tortuguero national park, Costa Rica

Poultry. Egret isolated on a white background

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

$One of the most beautiful herons in the world, Capped Heron is a bird that lives from Panama in central America to Brazil. With a beautiful crest it stands out among other herons. On branches or on the banks of rivers and ponds she is always looking for food, with fish being the main choice, but she also likes frogs, small snakes and insects. Its blue face, the top of the black head and its crest are its biggest highlights.\nThis record was made in the Pantanal of the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.$

The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. Loreto Bay National Marine Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron common in aiguamolls emporda girona spain

White bird (Intermediate Egret) on a trunk with a dark green background of rainforest plants. Riverbank of the Kinabatangan River, Borneo, Malaysia.

A white heron bird hunts on a sandy shore, Red Sea, Marsa Alam, Egypt

The little blue heron is a small heron of the genus Egretta. It is a small, darkly colored heron with a two-toned bill. Juveniles are entirely white, bearing resemblance to the snowy egret. During the breeding season, adults develop different coloration on the head, legs, and feet. They have a range that encompasses much of the Americas, from the United States to northern South America. Some populations are migratory. Climate change will probably cause their distribution to spread north. They can be found in both saltwater and freshwater ecosystems. Their preference for either one depends on where they live.

Great Egret in the water under mangrove trees in Mexico.

white reef egret standing at the beach with the sea in the background in egypt

A rare Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) wading through the shallow waters of Pulau Libaran during low tide in search of food.

Portrait of Snowy egret fishing in the water at the ocean beach in the evening dusk.

Yes, this is a Blue Egret, although the younger ones are actually white in color. This closeup taken in a Florida State Park.

A Snowy egret in the middle of Guatemala.

A bare-throated Tiger-Heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

A white reef heron with its rear feathers displayed on Green Island National Park, Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area,Queensland, Australia.

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

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