The last time I managed to film a cattle egret neck swaying, my camera frustratingly cut out right before the actual strike. I am finally making it up to y’all with this highly satisfying wiggle and execution!
As mentioned last time, this neck swaying (also called head swaying) behavior is believed to give a bird parallax so they can strike at a prey item more accurately. As you can see from this egret snatching an unsuspecting bug- sometimes the silly wiggle pays off! Read more about neck swaying and similar bird behaviors here.















