Baby Birdorable: Cattle Egret

July 1, 2011 in Egrets and Baby Birds with 1 comments

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr) of the Cattle Egret. Cattle Egrets nest colonially, usually in trees close to water. Sticks for the nest are gathered by the male and arranged by the female. Usually three or four eggs are laid; incubation takes about 23 days. The chicks fledge at about 30 days after hatching, though they remain with their parents for another two weeks for care.

Rebel Yell by Roger Smith

cattle egret with young by William Miller 21

Cattle Egrets Nesting by Marc_Scott-Parkin

_DSC4329 by mudflaps

Siblings by Roger Smith

Can I please, Ma? Huh, can I? by Roger Smith

Three Babes by ShacklefordPhotoArt

Backlit Babies by Mike_Godwin

Pretty cute, right? Be sure to check out our Birdorable Cattle Egret t-shirts and gifts!

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Spurwing Plover on June 1, 2022 at 10:44 PM wrote:

And soon they will be following the Livestock like their Parents

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