Jun 082013
 
Cattle Egret - Among Friends

Cattle Egrets foraging among the cows at John Bunker Sands in Seagoville, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 21, 2013 Time of Day – Midmorning Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Partly Cloudy Habitat – Recreation-Park Type of Behavior – Foraging Gender – Uncertain Maturity – Adult Observer -

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May 192013
 
Cattle Egret - Buffet

Cattle Egrets congregating around a small herd of cattle in Seagoville, Texas. The egrets are feeding on insects stirred up by the stomping of the cow’s hooves. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Seagoville Date – Apr 13, 2013 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Recreation-Park

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Aug 232012
 
Cattle Egret - Grasshopper Bounty

Hundreds of Cattle Egrets feeding on grasshoppers in far southeast Dallas County. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Unincorporated Date – Aug 18, 2012 Time of Day – Afternoon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Overcast Habitat – Agricultural-Pasture Type of Behavior – Hunting Gender – Mixed Maturity – Mixed Observer – Chris Jackson

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Jul 212012
 
Cattle Egret - Rookery

More pictures of Cattle Egrets nesting in the UTSWMC Heron Rookery in Dallas, Texas. Observation Details County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – Apr 20, 2008 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Cloudy Habitat – Undeveloped-Wooded Type of Behavior – Nesting Gender – Mixed Maturity – Adult Observer -

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Jul 192012
 
Cattle Egret - UTSWMC Nesting

Cattle Egrets nesting in the UTSWMC Heron Rookery, observed in Dallas, Texas.   County – Dallas City – Dallas Date – May 4, 2008 Time of Day – Noon Temperature – Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) Weather – Partly Cloudy Habitat – Undeveloped-Wooded Type of Behavior – Nesting Gender – Mixed Maturity – Adult Observer – Chris Jackson

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Jul 062012
 
Cattle Egret - Lakeside

These Cattle Egrets were photographed while they foraged and congregated along the edges of a lake in the Great Trinity Forest. They were hunting insects and frogs in the tall grass along the shoreline. Occasionally, a few birds would enter the shallow water to wade. Groups of around eight individuals were frequently seen moving in

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