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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) by alabang, on Flickr

The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_Egret

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Ba%C3%B1os,_Laguna

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Thoughts for the day:

As many of you may have seen online or on the telly the Philippines got hit really bad by a Category 5 Super Typhoon by the name of Haiyan/Yolanda.

The mayhem, destruction and death has really weighed on me for the past two weeks.

Just makes you wonder what the future holds for everyone with this being the most deadly Typhoon in the history of my country.

Nov 23, 2013 at 11:10 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

I like the pose and nice job holding the whites together.
And I hope that if you have family in the Philippines they came through OK.
Mark

Nov 23, 2013 at 12:28 PM

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Paolo, my thoughts and prayers for all who have been impacted by the typhoon. Recovery will certainly be long. I am from the New Orleans area. It has been 8 years since Hurricane Katrina. To this day, we still refer to time and life as before and after Katrina.

Beautiful shot.

Birdie

Nov 23, 2013 at 12:45 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Fine capture Paolo

Morris

Nov 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Nice shot Paolo. My thoughts are with those affected by the typhoon.

Nov 23, 2013 at 02:13 PM

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Mark, Birdie, Morris and KCollett thank you.

Every member of my family came out alive. Shell shocked but alive. Homes/workplace were damaged or destroyed but alive.

It is just that for every person who lived in our family each and everyone of them knows of at least 1 person from the more than 5,200 dead and more than 1,600 missing.

Again I thank each and everyone of you for your kind words and help.

I hope my works online can draw more attention to the most deadly Typhoon the Philippines has experienced in recorded weather history and hopefully draw in more help as well.

Nov 23, 2013 at 11:11 PM

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Great shot Paolo, well done

David

Nov 24, 2013 at 10:48 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

sweet job on the egret Paolo

Nov 24, 2013 at 05:41 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Thanks David munroe

Nov 25, 2013 at 09:26 AM

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Thanks David munroe

Nov 25, 2013 at 09:26 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Nice looking image. These are sure fun birds to watch.

Brian

Nov 25, 2013 at 11:12 PM

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Thanks Brian

Nov 26, 2013 at 08:01 AM


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