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