Some people refer to these egrets as cowbirds since they
are seen following cows around to eat the bugs they scare up.
This photo was donated to the local high school art department
to use in an art project and was later entered into the Houston
Livestock Show. It won Grand Champion out of several thousand entries
and was auctioned off for a record amount. It was my pleasure to be
able to contribute to the art class as I was honored by having one of
my reproduced images appeal so highly to the judges.