Usually, I love to take pictures of the stormy skies that we get in Southwest Florida during the hot summer months. Here, though, is the sky’s reflection with a smidgen of a rainbow in a newly created pool:
Now that you know what Cattle Egrets love to do, check back in a day or two to see what other birds love to do! ;D
A few days ago, I posted some pictures of the life cycle of the Cattle Egret. Have you ever wondered what happens when they are all grown up? Do they stay in the rookery? Do they hang around with the parents and drive them crazy? No, they take off and lead their own lives. Some will travel to previously unknown regions like the twins here:
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And, like everyone else, they will follow the food: in this case, insects that are the cattle’s entourage:
They’ll do “ride ‘em cowboy” with the poor unsuspecting cow or steer:
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Others will hang out in twos:
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Or in threes:
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They’ll play riding on the wind:
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They’ll pretend they’re ski-ing backwards on the rocks:
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[caption id="attachment_1212" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption=""BUT Ms P, THAT'S NOT A ROCK!!!!!!""]
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Well, what is it then? Oh, it’s a:
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So, now you know what a Cattle Egret LOVES to do (besides eating insects, etc.). They want to be free to roam in our beautiful Southwest Florida open pastures and Here’s a song that expresses that sentiment. Have a wonderful life, y’all. 
