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2011-03-20 Cattle Egret In Libya, North Africa.
Cattle egret - Bubulcus ibis - They are almost exclusively urban birds in Libya.
The
biggest cattle egret colony in Libya is at the old Tobacco factory in
Tripoli which is closed down and secluded with thousands of birds roosting in
the eucalpytus trees every night.
In Benghazi, the
biggest colony is at Buduzeera lake. They breed in
their hundreds in the reeds. |