Cattle Egret

A picture of a Cattle Egret standing on a sprinkler, taken in October 2015.

Here are some facts about the Cattle Egret:

The cattle egret is a stocky heron with an 35-38 in (88–96 cm) wingspan.
It spends most of its time in fields rather than streams.
This heron is often seen close to cows, sheep and horses, but also large wild mammals.
Diet is mostly large insects, grasshoppers, crickets, flies; also frogs and spiders. Additionally it can feed on crayfish, earthworms, snakes, eggs, sometimes fish.