cattle egret holding a large tree branch, bird collecting branches, bird breeding season in spring, seasonal animal behavior

adult animal animals ardeidae aviculture behavior behaviors bird birds branch branches breeding bubulcus building cattle closeup coastal collecting cosmopolitan cosmopolitans egret egrets eurasia eurasian exotic feathers female fresh heron herons holding ibis large male mating nest nesting plumage portrait season seasonal shore specie species spring tree tropical wading water white yellow