Aggression Between Cattle Egrets and Tricolored Heron

by DB Hayes

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Aggression Between Cattle Egrets and Tricolored Heron

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DB Hayes

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Photograph - Photography

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WE are honored to write the following art groups have featured our "Aggression Between Cattle Egrets and Tricolored Heron" image:

1 - Images That Excite You: 5/24/2017
2 - Photography And Nature 101: 5/24/2017
3 - Wilds Birds Of The World: 5/24/2017
4 - A Birding Group - Wings: 5/25/2017
5 - Coastal Waterbirds-Shorebirds: 5/25/2017
6 - FAA Portrait Gallery: 5/29/2017
7 - USA Photographers ONLY: 5/31/2017
8 - KINGDOM Animalia: 5/31/2017

Deborah captured this incredible scene SHOWING a pair of cattle egret mates defending their area or nest against a tricolored heron. These three went at it for quite a while before the tricolored heron finally backed down. We were, once again, at the bird rookery on the Alligator Farm located in Saint Augustine, Florida when Deb captured this scene. Following are a few facts on each specie.

The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. 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.

It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.

The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known in North America as the Louisiana heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the United States and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range.

Tricolored heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid.

This species measures from 56 to 76 cm (22 to 30 in) long and has a wingspan of 96 cm (38 in). The slightly larger male heron weighs 415 g (14.6 oz) on average, while the female averages 334 g (11.8 oz). It is a medium-large, long-legged, long-necked heron with a long pointed yellowish or greyish bill with a black tip. The legs and feet are dark.

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May 22nd, 2017

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