This striking cattle egret, all decked out in its breeding plumage, was checking out a nesting site at the rookery in the Village of DeLuna. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!

Cattle egret birds bred for the first known time in Yorkshire this year, the RSPB says A "record number" of egrets have been recorded at a West Yorkshire nature reserve, with one species ...

The most abundant species recorded were the Cattle Egret (3,495 individuals), Little Cormorant (2,150), migratory Barn Swallow (1,511), Glossy Ibis (1,185), and migratory Whiskered Tern (967).