Cattle Egrets

I have just returned from a another trip to Mallorca. Apart from the usual species there is always something different to photograph there. This time I managed to photograph Glossy Ibis, which has only been breeding there for a couple of years. I also spent a bit of time concentrating on Nightingales, a species we don't get here in north west England. I'll post a few images here from my trips, as I add them to my main site. First off are some Cattle Egrets, most of these are of a very tame bird from last October.

Cattle Egrets

Possibly my favourite times on our Mallorcan trip were the sessions we did photographing these Cattle Egrets. There was a constant stream of them flying to their Heronry or should it be "Egretry" Many had sticks in their beaks for nest building, a few which were ridiculously long, sometimes nearly twice the length of the bird. We didn't get much warning of their approach, as they suddenly appeared in front of us over the bushes, sometimes too close to fit in the frame. Great fun though and the evening light worked really well on them, you can see the warmer colours on the ones taken just before the sun set.