The Cattle Egrets Of Illowa

They herald the arrival of Winter and rain
The cattle egrets are back in Illowa again
Near where the cattle are they spend their Winter days
Devouring insects disturbed by the big animals as they graze
Of their breeding territories they migrate far south
And of that their numbers are on the increase there is little doubt
One of the few species of birds not losing out to Climate Change
In fact the white cattle egrets keep extending their range
The only species of heron known to associate with big grazing animals they travel far and wide
From the northern sub tropics and tropics to the cooler southern countryside
In their lives of traveling they do travel far
And they are often to be seen near where grazing animals are
The migratory cattle egrets are back in Illowa again
To herald the arrival of Winter and rain.