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Got to be a Cattle Egret

Started by RustyE, Sep 08 2012 03:56 AM

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#1 RustyE

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 03:56 AM

Northeast Texas 9/7/12

I have been trying to get one for awhile now. When they have been in the field with the cows, they have always been so far away I could not get a good shot without trespassing. Well today they were by the road and I could only get the one shot, so I hope it's good enough for an Confirmed ID.

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 03:59 AM

Yep. Cattle Egrets.

(HINT: The cow is a dead giveaway. :) )

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:00 AM

You bet... seconded.

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:06 AM

Thanks ya'll. I can't wait for tomorrow!!! I will be heading north to Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge and I'm hoping to bring back some lifers!!! :D
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:39 AM

Oh man, they're playing into the stereotype. :)
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:26 AM

Northeast Texas 9/7/12

I have been trying to get one for awhile now. When they have been in the field with the cows, they have always been so far away I could not get a good shot without trespassing. Well today they were by the road and I could only get the one shot, so I hope it's good enough for an Confirmed ID.


We see Cattle Egrets all the time in South East Florida...but NEVER close to a cow ... Glad to know it happens.
Guess I'll have to wander out through the cattle farms instead of the Ag fields to find Cattle Es with Cattle :D

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:43 AM

We see Cattle Egrets all the time in South East Florida...but NEVER close to a cow ... Glad to know it happens.
Guess I'll have to wander out through the cattle farms instead of the Ag fields to find Cattle Es with Cattle :D


Or move to Texas where we have cows everywhere..lol.
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:40 PM

On Oahu, cattle egrets are everywhere! In neighborhoods on lawns, by the side of the road, on the medians of busy roads in town. It's pretty funny where you'll see them.

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Posted 08 September 2012 - 07:13 PM

On Oahu, cattle egrets are everywhere! In neighborhoods on lawns, by the side of the road, on the medians of busy roads in town. It's pretty funny where you'll see them.

Same here in South Florida :)
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