Learn all about the western cattle egret, a bird often found in pastures alongside cows. See what the species looks like and ...

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” are in fact a thing, but not the thing ...

Cattle egrets are known for being “gregarious,” and experts believe they “pick attached ticks from grazing animals” as they ride, according to Birds of North America. The egrets grow up to ...

I tell people if they see birds flying down into the yard and picking up twigs and things, they’re up to something.” Since cattle egrets are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ...

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

Among the 23,753 birds recorded during the 15th edition of the Thamirabarani Waterbird Census, the cattle egret was the most abundant, with 3,495 documented by volunteers across the wetlands of ...

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying ...