Cattle Egrets

w c

Cattle Egrets

 

They flew toward their colony

Where they would find their perch

Many there in the trees

Where raptors sometimes searched

 

They remained there for the night

Then returned to the cattle place

They really were a lovely sight

With the cattle as they grazed

 

They lifted high into the sky

When they travelled long

They looked like a flock of geese

But had no honks as song  

 

I saw them there against the sky

With some rain there approaching

The egrets there in the air

As the shower began its soaking

 

The summer showers always ended

And the egrets found their peace

Beside the cattle they softly landed

Putting all of them at ease

 

They accompanied the cattle for the day

And then flew home again

To their colony where they would stay

With neighbors surrounding them

 

  • Author: w c (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 9th, 2018 00:32
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments4

  • orchidee

    A lovely write and pic w c.

    • w c

      Thanks, orchidee. I appreciate your comment.

    • Goldfinch60

      Good write and picture, I have only seen egrets in captivity but we do have little egrets in the UK now and I have seen them in nature.

      • w c

        Thanks G. I'm just the opposite: I've seen plenty in nature but rarely, if ever, in captivity.

      • kevin browne

        There're so sweet alongside your contribution of beautiful words. Nicely written.

        • w c

          Thanks, Kevin. I appreciate your comment.

        • Andrew Charles Forrest

          Thank you W.C Well captured I've never seen one before

          • w c

            Thanks, Andrew. Egrets really are peaceful birds. it's quite a sight to see them alongside grazing cattle.



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