cattle egret on water hyacinth, egrets

The Cattle Egret is a stocky species, averaging 51 cm long and weighing 200-600 g, with a short thick bill. The non-breeding adult has all-white plumage, a yellow bill, and greyish-yellow legs. When breeding, orange buff plumes develop on the back, breast and crown, and the legs become orange pink. The sexes are similar, but juvenile birds have a black bill.

This bird will give soft kre calls in flight, and a gruff rick-reck on the ground.

Direction Same location as last photo
Location Kisumu, East Africa, Kenya, Africa
Info F 6.3 1/640 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Kenya State East Africa
City Kisumu Weather Sunny
Continent Africa Day Kisumu
Activity Lake Victoria Boat Ride Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:20 10:43:26 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1661
Height 1246 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 300.0 mm Exposure 1/640
F Number 6.3 ISO 200
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 769.47 m
Latitude -0.175702777777778 Longitude 34.62875
Altitude 72.40929401 m File Size 1056 kB
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