For the last week or so lone Cattle Egret has been at West 28th Street between 8 and 9th Avenues, Chelsea. This is a rare bird for New York City. Looks like it may have migrated a bit north of the usual breeding territory. The bird usually hangs out in a small fenced in area of grass, trees and flowers; and has been seen roosting on a balcony of the Penn South houses. This Cattle Egret mostly feeds on earth worms—lots of them.
Here it is catching a worm:
The blur is because it moves fast.
Other poses:
Note the orange breeding plumage.
wow! great to have unusual visitors to your area, and even greater to be able to photograph them!
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Yes. I enjoyed that treat.
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Wow, what a cool opportunity to see a Cattle Egret in NYC! Great pics. He’s a cutie, isn’t he? 🙂
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It’s amazing how many odd birds visit for a while in odd places. Thanks.
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It looks wonderfully ruffled 🙂
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Very LOL
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Great photos and a cute bird, he looks quite sweet 🙂
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Thank you.
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Nice
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🙂
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Gorgeous bird and wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend. 👍
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Thanks for looking. Happy Earth day 🙂
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He must be a little off course. What luck to see. Great shots!
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Dead easy really. Just went to the street I was told about and there it was. Maybe this bird is a trend setter. Thanks Belinda.
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Sweet and different species! 🙂
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🙂
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What a find and great images. Never heard of a cattle egret. Guess they don’t have them in California???
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They do 🙂 Check out the link https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cattle_Egret/id I have it in my text too.
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