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Cattle Egrets on a Carabao
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Christopher Campbell (cjcampbell)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-02-18 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Nikon D70, AF VR-Nikkor 80-400mm ED |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-02-20 3:08 |
| Viewed: 1466 |
| Points: 3 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Edited to note that these are cattle egrets, not cranes as originally posted. I have no idea why I called them cranes; I knew what they were when I took the picture.
Anyway, these egrets feed on insects stirred up by the carabao, which are a domesticated water buffalo. They are sometimes hunted by farmers in the Philippines. This carabao is in a flooded rice paddy, but cattle egrets are just as happy in a dry field. I doubt anyone knows what the carabao think of the arrangement. |
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hitching a free ride, nicely captured shot
- Luc
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(14709) - [2006-02-22 0:48]
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A very good first post, Christopher.
Nice composition and point of view.
I wish you the most cordial welcome on TrekNature.
In the pleasure to admire your next posts and to read your notes and critics.
Thank you for sharing.
these are cattle egrets not cranes
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