Cattle Egret
A small white heron of pastures and roadsides, the Cattle Egret is more at home foraging in grass than in water. A native to Africa and Asia, it reached the Americas in the late 19th century.
The Cattle Egret is an opportunistic feeder, and will follow large animals or machines to catch insects they stir up. It also is attracted by smoke from a large fire. Egrets come from long distances to catch insects trying to escape the fire.
Photograph taken at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida.