A spotless facade,
in rippled mired waters,
does your soul reflect?
[In the frame: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), non-breeding adult; Aarey Forest, Mumbai]
– Narendra Nayak © 2020
In Reflection
A spotless facade,
in rippled mired waters,
does your soul reflect?
[In the frame: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), non-breeding adult; Aarey Forest, Mumbai]
– Narendra Nayak © 2020
A Sliver of Life 
What a lovely photo and haiku. I was surprised to see we share the species. I learned that it’s native to Asia and Africa, but I saw a flock of them in my yard yesterday afternoon, and they’re common in fields. I thought you might be interested in this bit of history:
“Cattle egrets spread from the west coast of Africa in the late 1800s across the Atlantic Ocean to the coastal area of northeastern South America, then northward into North America and the West Indies in the early 1940s and 1950s. Cattle egrets originally entered Texas in 1954, migrating south and west along the Gulf Coast states from initial heronries in Florida. They increased from about ten pairs in the state in 1959 to about 300,000 pairs by 1990.”
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Thank you so much, Ma’am for your kind words and comments!
That is indeed an interesting bit of history; thank you for sharing it. I wonder how they have managed to stay genetically unscathed thus far with apparent inbreeding there for 6 decades.
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I have no ‘egrets. (Pun intended). I love herons and egrets–they are such gorgeous birds.
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I though, ‘egretably, can find no other word so that I can try and be punny, Pat, and act a smart alec! 😄
(But never mind, I love your sense of humour.)
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Glad you enjoy it, Narendra. I’m a compulsive punster. You’re ‘egretably was a clever comeback.
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That’s a small and effective haiku, will make people ponder. Nice picture as always.
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Thank you so much, Neelanjana; glad you liked it! 🙂
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Oh, so beautiful.
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Thank you, Gabriela! 🙂
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My pleasure.
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That question is worth pondering over and reflecting on N. You do magic with your camera. I just love the pic😍
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Thank you, R; thank you! 🙏🏻🙂
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I find myself at a loss to find the words to appreciate your blog. Let me just say I’m very very glad to have come across it.
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My sincere thanks to you, Jaya, for visiting and reading my work. I’m truly humbled by your kind words of appreciation. 🙏🏻🙂
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Such real words and the picture simply takes it all.
Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Katherine; glad to hear you liked it! 🙂
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Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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Thanks a lot, Sir, for reblogging my post! 🙂
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Welcome!
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Amazing 😍
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