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An American white ibis (eudocimus albus) captured with a crab in its beak, in the grasses of the wetlands.

Cattle egret flies under perfect blue sky

Flock of snow goose flying in winter time. Low fog on the background. 600mm lens. Canon 1Dx.

A closeup of the great egret perched on a branch. Ardea alba.

A Cattle Egrets - Ardea ibis - standing on a cow's back in a rural outback Australian paddock early in the morning in Australia.

Group of cattle egrets in the nesting area

A Great Egret (Ardea alba) wades in freshwater pond. The bird is near the shoreline as it slowly moves. The bird is reflected in the surface of the water.

A large format overview of many various reflected shorebirds hunting for lunch while wading in shallow Florida river water.

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

View of asia scene countryside Farmer's career path

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

Intermediate egret bird in its habitat in the grass. Close up, selective focus.

Wattled Crane, Grus caruncula, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana, Gruiformes, Gruidae. Threatened and vulnerable.

Western cattle heron (Bubulcus ibis) catching frogs in a wetland.

In Yongju-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, there is an auxiliary dam downstream of Hapcheon Dam, which is a stage for the activities of the erets in summer. This photo shows the ethrobs flying to catch fish as small fish drift away from the hapcheon dam, which is the main dam, and discharges water to the auxiliary dam for development.

Grey heron. In the out of focus plane you can see a little egret

Great egret hunting for fish or frogs in the wetlands at Lake Martin, a bald cypress swamp outside Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA

white stork dips its beak in the river and feeds. Shot with a full frame camera.

Nature wildlife image of cattle egret on paddy field

A native stork in North America, a very large, heavy-billed bird that wades in the shallows of southern swamps.

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