Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Veereier Kuhreiher
Heron overview

© Ingo Waschkies

Cattle Egret at West Coast Park
Pringle Bay Birding

Western Cattle Egret (very rare pink form)
© Brian Culver

All coy in full breeding plumage

Last few sticks in place


Western Cattle Egret
© Bob Hobbes


Cattle Egret
© Ed Raubenheimer

Western Cattle Egret
Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng
© Derek Keats

Cattle Egret enjoying a bath
© Chris Krog

© John Murray

© Rosemarie Breuer
This is a bird transitional between breeding and non-breeding plumage.
In breeding plumage, Cattle Egrets have reddish-orange legs and in the non-breeding season the legs are deep olive-green.
Phil Hockey, FitzPatrick Institute

Cattle Egret with scorpion







© Awie Badenhorst