Close up of a Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis)

[Vijay Rajan]

Close up of a Non-breeding Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis).

Cattle Egret are opportunistic feeders and follow large animals or farm machines around to catch insects. They greatly reduce the number of flies that bothers cattle by pecking them off their skin. They have also been seen at airports waiting for airplanes to pass and blow insects out of the grass !

Canon 60 D, Sigma 150 - 500 mm DG OS HSM.

AE, f/8, 1/500, Spot metering, ISO 200, handheld, full frame, 10% squarish crop for outlining plumage & highlight beak in the composition. Thanks for viewing C & C please.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice closeup. The details in the eye and on the beak look good. Thanks for sharing the interesting behavioral information. Look forward to more.

[Kumaran Narayanaswamy]

nice portrait pic of egret thanks for sharing

Kumaran