Cattle Egret

[ngannet]

I was lucky to spot this beauty in a salt marsh well-known in NJ for its shorebirds. He was very close, stalking the mudflats for something to eat. Gorgeous breeding plumage. Enjoy.

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[EdV]

Beautiful images of a very handsome bird, Bob. Excellent job. Any other surprises for us?? :)

[ngannet]

Thanks a lot Ed. Well, maybe one or two more surprises, but not sure when as I have a bunch to go through. The Cattle Egret is probably the showiest of the bunch.

[Chris]

Wow, that bird knows how to strut its stuff

[Sindri Skulason]

Outstanding series. The third one is my favorite. Like the pose and composition. Well done as always Bob. :-)

[canonloader]

Wonderful shots of the cattle egret Bob. He's known by another name in Florida though from his habit of finding warm seeds in cow pies. :D

[Reyno]

Excellent series of well captured images. Well done Ngannet.

[tmcilwain]

well judging by what Mitch said above, maybe its a good thing you weren't to close as his breath might be a little um...............lets just say nothing like your shots here haha. Great work. I've never seen one of these guys but look forward to it in the future. Thanks for sharing.

[ngannet]

Thanks guys. Hehehe, who would think such a beautiful bird had such unsavory eating habits? Well, just look at gulls and other birds that hang around dumps and sewage treatment plants...eww!

[witchy]

Beautiful captures...Are they normally coloured like that or just while breeding?, it's very striking!

[ngannet]

Hey Witchy. Thanks for the comment. During the breeding season they attain this striking color. Otherwise, they are a white egret.