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Cattle Egret
Stanley Jones

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis subsp. ibis) Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Saltmeadow Cordgrass (Spartina patens: Poaceae) wet prairie with scattered shrubs of Bigleaf Marsh-elder (Iva frutescens: Asteraceae).
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Saltmeadow Cordgrass (Spartina patens: Poaceae) wet prairie with scattered shrubs of Bigleaf Marsh-elder (Iva frutescens: Asteraceae).
Location
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2018
Scientific name
Bubulcus ibis
Equipment used
Canon
KC Foggin
Supporter
Dang! This is one fantastic closeup of this behavior of the Cattle Egrets. Beautifully illustrated with this image Stanley!
 
M
looks as though he's reading the label in the cow's ear ! Egret + cattle = cattle egret.
Terrific, Stanley
 
peterow
Superb capture Stanley. Three stunning colourfully detailed close ups, well done.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
LOL he's really living up to his name, isn't he Stanley. I've seen them wandering around their feet, but not sitting on the cattle before.
 

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North America
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