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Close-up of American white ibis standing on a dry tree in a swamp.

the yellow spoonbill is perched on a tree branch

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

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

The Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia)

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

$Birds in Oiseaux de Djoudj National Park, Sengal\nDjoudj National Bird Sanctuary - UNESCO World Heritage Centre$

An American white ibis in the amazing reserve of Green Cay wetlands in Florida.

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

$Great Egret.\nThe great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Recently it is also spreading to more northern areas of Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.$

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Sacred Ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus, single bird in flight, Brazil

$Black-headed Ibis \nBathing in a rice field furrow.$

Common Cranes in Keoladeo National Park taking off.

Great Egret in flight, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) is a large American wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, Florida

Taal Volcano Island, Batangas, Philippines -- 04/15/2019 --- Life on Taal Volcano Island before the 01/12/2020 eruption which displaced thousands of people. This volcano island used to be teeming with different flora and fauna. It was also a small lake village inhabited by people too. One year after, life is starting to come back to this national park but it is still mostly a volcanic wasteland off-limits to permanent human settlement.

$Grey Heron.\nThe grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water, or stalking its prey through the shallows.\n\nStanding up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown.\n\nThe birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years.\n\nIn Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.$

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