The snowy egret—and its slightly larger cousin, the great egret—were similarly imperiled by the late 1800s, when fashionable women began wearing hats adorned with feathers, wings and even ...

This feather’s popularity meant that all of the more accessible ... Lower down, there are four or so anhingas, a few dozen great egrets, and one pair of snowy egrets. That’s all. No bewildering masses ...

Their feathers are dark blue and purple, giving them a very dark silhouette as they forage in wetlands. Despite their name, Erika says these birds are more closely related to snowy egrets than ...