Do they swim?

I was taking photos of the Secretary birds when this Cattle Egret landed on top of the netting!

It was totally drenched and either fell in the water or went swimming.

[Kathy A]

He's certainly having a bad hair day

[Desi]

Oh wow. That is great!

[Babs]

Oh dear it does look quite scraggy doesn't it. Hope he dries out soon.

[Maggiemae]

Super and amazing shot! Poor bird! fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw! poor bird - so bedraggled!

[Susan Wakely]

I was going to sat the same as Beryl.

[winghong_ho]

Its feathers all get wet.

[Valerie Chesney]

Amazing & hilarious capture Diana.

[Renee Salamon]

So funny - fantastic capture

[katy]

He stands out well against the sky. I like the perspective and the detail in your photo

[narayani]

Lovely shot

[Mags]

LOL! Or took a bath. =) Cool capture!

[Carole Sandford]

It does look rather bedraggled!

[Shutterbug]

I don’t know if they swim, but a lot of birds like to take a bath.

[Merrelyn]

He's looking a bit scruffy.

[gloria jones]

Nice details

[Nina Ganci]

sweet, never seen one this wet before

[Korcsog Károly]

The poor thing is in quite a worn state!

[Heather]

What a super shot, Diana! So unique! There is a story here for sure! Fav

[Rick]

Great shot.

[Diana]

@kjarn @seacreature @onewing @maggiemae @beryl @wakelys @wh2021 @happysnaps @rensala @grammyn @narayani @marlboromaam @carole_sandford @shutterbug49 @merrelyn @seattlite @ninaganci @kork @365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Taffy]

Amazing!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, well spotted and an excellent capture.

[Chris Cook]

Having a bad hair day.

[Allison Maltese]

It sure is scraggled up. They are wading birds. I don't think they actually swim.

[summerfield]

wet and bedraggled. what a character. aces!

[Diana]

@taffy @mittens @cdcook48 @falcon11 @summerfield Many thanks :-)

[Michelle]

Poor thing it looks so bedraggled!