Not sure why but Egrets always look to me like grumpy old men. Their expression is always downcast and sad, shoulders hunched…I love them for their grumpiness.
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6 thoughts on “The Cattle Egret”
a gorgeously quirky illustration; I enjoyed the caption just as much; they go together so well :)
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a gorgeously quirky illustration; I enjoyed the caption just as much; they go together so well :)
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Egrets were grumpy old men in another life. They didn’t fool you. 😁
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I always suspected so, just like cats were teenage girls and dogs were four-year old children! 😁
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It all makes sense now.🥲
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I love them for their white feathers. 😀 They glitter under the sun.
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Hehehe! That’s their charm too. We see loads of them here. My daughter us forever crying, “A stork! He’s brought a baby!”
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