» Ruben Barone Tosco

» Tejina-Bajamar (La Laguna), Tenerife

» Canary Islands

» July, 2020

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

»Bubulcus ibis - Western Cattle Egret

»Héron garde-boeufs

» Least Concern

» The first breeding record of this species for Tenerife Island was in the spring-summer of 2020. The nest in the image is one of the three which formed a small colony in the area, composed during Covid-19 lockdown. Now the species is breeding in a nearby pond, with increasing numbers. There is a publication about it here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359861199_La_garcilla_bueyera_Bubulcus_ibis_Linnaeus_1758_Aves_Ardeidae_nueva_especie_nidificante_en_la_isla_de_Tenerife_Canarias?_sg%5B1%5D=