Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

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Cattle egret - overview

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Cattle egret feeds fledgling at rookery

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Cattle egrets following African elephants to catch flushed out prey

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Cattle egrets trying to feed on insects disturbed by rhinoceros as they graze

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Cattle egrets following buffalo as it grazes to feed on flushed out cryptic insects

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Cattle egret feeds on insects flushed out by bontebok; undulates neck in sinuous motion to catch prey

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Cattle egrets follow water buffalo to catch flushed out insects

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Cattle egret riding wildebeest

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Cattle egret opportunistically preying on chicks at sooty tern colony

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Cattle egrets preening

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