Cattle
Egrets are colonial nesters, which means they
nest in groups or colonies from a few, to
several thousand birds, in a rookery. A rookery
is a nesting colony of birds. During the
breeding season the male attracts the female
with bill-clapping, calls, dancing, and
stretching motions. The nest is made of sticks,
branches, and grass brought to the area by the
male. The female arranges a nest built off the
ground a foot wide. The nest holds between two
to five greenish blue eggs. Chicks hatch after
22-26 days. They leave their nest in 20 days and
are independent within 45 days.
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