A man accused of hurling rocks at a beloved egret, leading to its death, has been arrested, California sheriff’s officials reported.
Visitors to Lake Gregory near Crestline reported seeing men throwing rocks at ducks Oct. 23, KTLA reported.
After other visitors yelled at them to leave the birds alone, one of the men threw a rock at an egret , a wading bird, closely related to a heron. The man missed but hit the bird with a second rock, Kaylyn Donica, a witness, told the station. The bird fell over in the water…