There is some dispute over the taxonomy of this week's WBW bird - its a Cattle Egret, which some authorities split into two species, while other consider them to be a single species.
I'll go with the taxonomy that is used by eBird which makes these Eastern Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus coromandus)
Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.These pictures were taken at large colony in Bali, Indonesia. The colony stretches down the main street of a village of Petula, and the birds are noisy, conspicuous and a little smelly!
We had to dodge very heavy rain storms during the day, and its reasonable to say that some of the egrets looked a little less than happy about the weather!
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Hari OM
ReplyDeleteQuite attractive - among themselves! YAM xx
We have them in Hawaii also. Stewart! I like your pictures. Aloha
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Great shots of this species in various plumage states. The extent of the rust color is more extensive than those I have seen in the US.
ReplyDeleteInteresting pictures Stewart..It looks like they are multigenerational...I guess they weren't enjoying the weather any more than you were...
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of such a beauty! The chick is adorable.
ReplyDeleteLove yellow egret
ReplyDeletenice to know about taxonomy and its distribution... look so cute
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of a very interesting bird!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of this bird in breeding plumage Stewart. Thanks for hosting and have a lovely week ahead
ReplyDeleteInteresting bird. I like the orange crest; it gives the bird a punk-rock look.
ReplyDeleteLove these photos especially the top one,
ReplyDeleteWe are enjoying Namibia, quite different to RSA.
Cheers Diane
Beautiful egret, nice colours. Have a nice weekend !
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