Adult Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Breeding plumage spread wings and feathers up. landing in a tree. The cattle egret is found all over Africa (ap

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Adult Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Breeding plumage spread wings and feathers up. landing in a tree. The cattle egret is found all over Africa (apart from the Sahara), and around the coasts of the Americas, southern Asia and Australasia. It feeds on insects found on the hides of large herbivores, on the ground, or in the water. Cattle egrets can grow to over 50 centimetres in length. Photographed in Israel, in May.

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Size: 5020px × 3347px
Location: Afek, Israel
Photo credit: © Alon Meir / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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