Saturday, November 16, 2013

Birds in Neighbourhood - 13

I get to see variety of birds around my parents house in Udupi. I have captured few of them in my camera and one such beautiful bird is Cattle Egret




It is a stocky heron that is white in color. It has a relatively short thick neck, sturdy bill, and a hunched posture. The adult bird has mainly white plumage, a yellow bill and greyish-yellow legs. 


During the breeding season, they develop orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown, and the bill. They prefer drier and open habitats more than other heron species. They are often seen accompanying cattles, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals.

25 comments:

  1. Bless all herons everywhere on this wondrous day!

    Shadowy Riddles

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  2. Anonymous21:45

    She's very pretty.

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  3. Lovely birds and great captures for the day, Rajesh!! Hope your weekend is going well!!

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  4. The egrets are beautiful birds. Great sighting and photos!

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  5. great birds and shadow shots.

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  6. Nice photos!
    Greetings from Holland, RW & SK

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  7. Looks like a fascinating bird to watch - especially wandering with animals so much larger than it is. Lovely scenes.

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  8. I did not knw you had Cattle egrets. They are lovely birds.

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  9. We have herons here in FL and they are so beautiful! Love your shadow shot!

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  10. Pretty!!! I liked reading your commentary on this species.

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  11. i like these cattle egrets - at once beautiful and goofy, too. :)

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  12. So nice to have Cattle Egrets close to your parent's home Rajesh.

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  13. Great heron, perfect post for the bird-theme!

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  14. love these cattle egrets! beutiful birds!

    happy week ahead~
    via camera critters.

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  15. This bird is cute, I think it is funny to watch.

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  16. We have flocks of Cattle Egrets that usually fly over our wetlands, as they favor the dry prairies. They are quite beautiful when they develop those plumes.

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  17. Great photos of the Cattle Egret - we have lots of them out here too.

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  18. Lovely photo! Nice white heron!

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  19. I only get to see this species when I leave the UK.... Thanks for this post Rajesh

    Regards
    Dave

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  20. Anonymous21:37

    They are beautiful birds.

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  21. Are the herons out of place? The place looks dry, I mean. :)

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  22. Pure white & attractive

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  23. Nice shot...They are real quick birds!

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