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Cattle egret

Bubulcus ibis

Photo by veneta.tashev
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Field Notes

Description:

Small and white. When it flies it folds its neck in a zig zag, so you can't tell how long it is until it lands and stretches it out.

Habitat:

Tropical

Notes:

They always remind me of half size white herons.

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Cattle Egret

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