Cattle Egrets taking off - a photo on Flickriver

            Savanna Creek Farm
St. Stephen, South Carolina

"The cattle egret (Bubulcus) is a cosmopolitan genus of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. According to the IOC bird list, it contains two species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret, although some authorities regard them as a single species. 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 in the last century.

They are white birds adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. They nest in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands, and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations are migratory and others show postbreeding dispersal.

The adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency, or disturbance from other large birds. This genus maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both organisms, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases." 

St. Stephen, South Carolina
"St. Stephen is a town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,697 at the 2010 census.

St. Stephen is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.

St. Stephen is located in northern Berkeley County at 33°24′18″N 79°55′24″W (33.405024, -79.923365), between Lake Moultrie to the west and the Santee River to the northeast. The town lies along the western edge of Francis Marion National Forest near its northernmost point.

U.S. Route 52 runs through the center of the town, leading north 25 miles (40 km) to Kingstree and south 17 miles (27 km) to Moncks Corner, the Berkeley County seat. South Carolina Highway 45 crosses US 52 in the town center and leads west 30 miles (48 km) to Eutawville and southeast 40 miles (64 km) to McClellanville near the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land." (Wikipedia)

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Taken in: United States / South Carolina / Savanna Creek (show map)

Taken on: June 7, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	80.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Portrait
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Macintosh)
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