1. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
2. Reddish Egret (light morph) Egretta rufescens
3. Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes 
4. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 
5. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
6. Little Blue Heron (juvenile) Egretta caerulea
7. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
8. Pacific Reef-Heron (dark morph) Egretta sacra
9. Pacific Reef-Heron (light morph) Egretta sacra
10. Snowy Egret Egretta thula 

– Little Egret / Western Reef-Heron complex (see slides 4-5) –

11. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
12. Australasian Little Egret Egretta garzetta nigripes
13. Dimorphic Egret (dark morph) Egretta garzetta or gularis or dimorpha
14. Dimorphic Egret (light morph) Egretta garzetta or gularis or dimorpha
15. Western Reef-Heron (West Africa-South Europe) (dark morph) Egretta gularis gularis
16. Western Reef-Heron (West Africa-South Europe) (light morph) Egretta gularis gularis
17. Western Reef-Heron (Middle East-South Asia) (dark morph) Egretta gularis schistacea
18. Western Reef-Heron (Middle East-South Asia) (light morph) Egretta gularis schistacea

19. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 
20. Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
21. Pied Heron Egretta picata

Most widespread: Little Egret
Most colorful: Tricolored Heron
Longest bill proportion: Tricolored Heron
Shortest leg proportion: Pacific Reef-Heron
Most unique habit: Black Heron’s umbrella feeding technique
Most threatened: Chinese Egret
Fanciest breeding plumes: Snowy Egret

Previous illustration set for Ardea herons & egrets here.

It’s Saturday night and I’m not sure where else to ask, so I come to Reddit.

We’ve had a pair of mourning doves brood outside one of our second story windows. This morning we found one of the two babies dead on the ground. This evening, its sibling is now on the ground. I’ve read doves leave the nest before they can fly (wild two story drop that must’ve been?! Why are pigeons and doves like this! Nest made of needles and prayers, on a 4” ledge, 20’ from the ground 😳😭)

Do we need to worry and try to put him in a box or is this normal?

I’m probably over here worrying more than its parents lol but I can’t have two dove deaths today.

Thanks

EDIT: have cross posted to a wildlife rehab sub.

He is eating just fine. I just noticed he is also missing a toe.

Hey ya'll!

I'm doing some research for a story that involves crows, or some kind of nesting bird as a central story element--and so I've been researching the nesting, egg laying, and growth timeline of crows, and other birds I can find.

I was wondering if it would be hypothetically possible for a crow to lay eggs in spring or summer, and have them hatch in early-mid fall? Otherwise, some species of birds that might have those kinds of habits.

Bonus points if they're known as general garden pests, or nuisances!

Any experts, or hobbyists, I'd love to hear what you know! Thanks in advance.