Those are Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis). And technically, after 2023, they’re Western Cattle Egrets. You know the birds I’m talking about. But why do I say you’re wrong? Well, “cowbirds ...

If you see cattle in Southeast Texas, there's probably a little white bird somewhere close. Those birds are called egrets, and they're not clinging to cows for some cute animal friendship.

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 ...