Cattle egrets crossed into Florida in the early 1950s and now reside here year around. While technically an exotic species, they are not considered an invasive exotic.

Since some cattle egrets spend both their breeding and nonbreeding season in Texas, you’ll probably get the opportunity to see them in both versions of their plumage.

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. There ...

The odd name, cattle egret, reflects this long-legged two-foot tall all-white bird’s companionship with grazing animals. Worldwide, cattle egrets follow many grazers: elephants, giraffes, hippos ...

The cattle egret is an interesting example of a recent addition to Costa Rica’s species list. The first cattle egret sighting in Costa Rica was reported in 1954. Originally being native to southern ...

Cattle egrets have had impressive expansion of habitat. By TERRY THOMAS; Apr 3, 2022 ... I put down my camera and, after some coaching, was looking at a lone cattle egret in full breeding color.

Cattle egrets and Brown-headed cowbirds. Our last two species of avian helpers and friends of farmers and ranchers differ greatly in their sizes, coloration, and even origins in North America.

A cattle egret perches on top of a Norfolk Island Pine in Hualalai Colony in Kona. The Hawaii Board of Agriculture and Forestry introduced cattle egrets to Hawaii in 1959 to help cattle ranchers ...

Since cattle egrets are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, killing, capturing or forcibly removing them is prohibited, ...

Cattle egrets have made their annual springtime visit to North Texas. They don't come armed with guns or bombs, but they do present a threat to military planes and civilian travel at Sheppard Air ...

In order to prevent nesting by Cattle Egrets, parks and recreation staff have started using noise-making devices at the two parks. Signage is being placed at both locations to alert park patrons ...