the great egret—were similarly imperiled by the late 1800s, when fashionable women began wearing hats adorned with feathers, wings and even entire taxidermied birds. The egrets’ brilliant ...

During breeding season, western cattle egrets will boast orange-ish red feathers on the backs of their ... of the other herons and egrets, like the great blue heron or the great egret.” ...

Mature great egrets have an arresting appearance ... After about three months, the white markings fade, and emus develop their characteristic dusty brown feathers. Like many other creatures, baby harp ...