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$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

The Eurasian spoonbill or Common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

Young Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) amidst green branches on a tree - Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

A beautiful great egret in flight over a body of water in south Florida

the yellow spoonbill is perched on a tree branch

Group of cattle egrets in the nesting area

$Valencia, Spain 08-26-2023 Jardines del Real \nJardines de Viveros is one of the most iconic places in Valencia city. The historic park is renowned for its beautifully landscaped gardens, populated with beautiful plants and trees, that host cultural events throughout the year.$

Juvenile White Ibis resting on a park bench in the morning sun.

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The great egret (Ardea alba) on the hunt. This bird also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white heron.

Shimmering vibrant colours and diversity of species such as this Egret, marks Costa Rica as one of the principal Central America countries with a coastal territory and tropical rainforest that hosts migration from north America and south America to give it unparalleled numbers and variation of birdlife

Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), also known as the common spoonbill. Wild life animal.

Little Egret feeding on a small fish in a lake in the Villa Borghese Gardens.

Little egret with feathers during breeding season

the yellow spoonbill is balancing on a tree stump

Two cattle egrets search for food in a grassy area of Costa Rica.

White Ibis bird perch on a branch in its environment and surrounding.

A bare-throated Tiger-Heron hunting in a pond on a beach in Costa Rica.

Close-up of a snowy egret perched, , seen in the wild in a North California marsh

Single stork in captivity at an animal shelter.

Pelicans and ducks on the banks of the river

$Great egret (Ardea alba) with a fingerling, that it just caught, in it's beak\n\nTaken at Moss Landing, California near the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Reserve$

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