Monday, 10 December 2018

Cattle Egret

A few weeks back I posted some pictures of a Cattle Egret that were a bit distant and not great. I'm able to post some better ones now, after a chance encounter while sat in hide. This one flew in and took up residence on an island. Typically it's on the wrong side, so you can't see it's legs and feet, but it posed nicely and stayed a long time. I'm much happier with these pictures.




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24 comments:

  1. Carol @Comfort Spring Station10 December 2018 at 16:01

    Cattle egrets were the first egrets I saw when I moved to Miami decades ago. Lovely photos today!

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  2. Anonymous10 December 2018 at 19:46

    The legs, however, are greatly missed over here.

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  3. Fun6010 December 2018 at 20:02

    Beautiful photos.

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  4. eileeninmd10 December 2018 at 20:31

    Hello, pretty capture of the Cattle Egret. Enjoy your day and have a great new week!

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  5. David M. Gascoigne,10 December 2018 at 20:59

    I predict that Cattle Egret is about to conquer Britain following hard on the footsteps of Little Egret and Great Egret before it.

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  6. Bob Bushell11 December 2018 at 19:28

    Absolutely stunning your photos. The Cattle Egret is a beauty.

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  7. Powell River Books11 December 2018 at 19:52

    A beautiful bird. We had a Great Blue Heron visit us yesterday, a nice surprise. - Margy

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  8. Lady Fi12 December 2018 at 04:40

    Lovely shots.

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  9. Linda13 December 2018 at 05:41

    Excellent shots of the cattle egret!

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  10. NCSue15 December 2018 at 14:43

    A pretty bird. You always share great images!
    Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/12/cranberry-orange-rolls.html

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  11. eileeninmd15 December 2018 at 15:22

    Hello, pretty shots of the Cattle Egret. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend.

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  12. carol l mckenna15 December 2018 at 16:59

    Magnificent photos of the Cattle Egret ~ always wonderful photography here ~ thanks, ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  13. Irma15 December 2018 at 17:10

    Beautiful series of photos of the Cattle Egret.
    Best regards, Irma

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  14. Small City Scenes15 December 2018 at 19:27

    Good shots though. I like their chin whiskers. We don't have Egrets on the west side of the Cascade Mountains that I know of but on the east side there are Great Egrets and Snowy Egret. The Great has a yellow beak and the Snowy a black beak. Interesting
    MB

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  15. Bill15 December 2018 at 20:39

    Wonderful captures of the Cattle Egret.
    Have a wonderful day

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  16. Hootin Anni15 December 2018 at 22:11

    Wonderful Adam. Great photos!! It was a good, lucky, day for you.

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    1. Anni 16 December 2018 at 10:45

      Yesterday, when I visited, I was here with my cell phone. Today, I'm viewing your photos with my laptop and the images are much larger....wow. Exceptional images Adam

      G'day my fellow birder!! I'm here, as always, to send along my sincere thank you for sharing this post with us at I'd Rather B Birdin' this week!

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  17. Debbie16 December 2018 at 00:16

    Lucky encounter, really beautiful captures!!!!

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  18. Angie16 December 2018 at 00:45

    Wonderful. It's always more satisfying to publish a post with pictures you like!

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  19. ~Lavender Dreamer~16 December 2018 at 01:01

    I love to see Cattle Egrets! And you DID get some great photos! We have them here but they are usually in flocks and sometimes hard to get one alone. Enjoy your weekend!

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  20. Anu16 December 2018 at 04:34

    Hello. Cattle Egret looks so beautiful. Wonderful photos. I just wonder what the egrets are wondering when they are standing still for so long...

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  21. Lea16 December 2018 at 12:33

    Great photos of beautiful Cattle Egret!
    I have seen only a few here. Not close enough to get good photos.
    Have a blessed day!

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  22. Brian King16 December 2018 at 23:13

    Beautiful photos! I've never had the opportunity to photograph egrets.

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  23. Rambling Woods17 December 2018 at 04:27

    And no cattle to be seen. :) .....I have never seen an egret in person, so I enjoyed seeing your photos Adam...Michelle

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