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Juvenile Cattle Egret
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Juvenile Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Not often that we see these birds and they're quite timid - even using the car as a hide does not always guarantee success. This is probably as good as I've managed to get!
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Habitat
Pasture
Location
Gu Morin, France
Date taken
24th August 2014
Scientific name
Bubulcus ibis
Equipment used
Eos 7D, EF300L f4, Ex 1.4 II
a.dancy
Superb catch here Brian.
In Portugal a farmer turning the land over with his tractor saw me and another trying to photograph these as they followed the tractor. He was a 100 yards away. He brought his tractor over to allow us to take pictures...We got close shots but they were difficult to nail. A decent farmer too:)
 
S K Gudi
The sight is quite common here in India, you will more likely find the egrets where cattle graze. Lovely shot of this cattle companion, Brian!! tfs.
 
KC Foggin
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I've never seen a juvie Cattle Egret before. What a great shot of this Juvie Brian.
 

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Britain & Europe
Added by
Brian Dunning
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