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<blockquote data-quote="Rafter S" data-source="post: 1454964" data-attributes="member: 21194"><p>They're pretty prevalent in my part of the country, and if they control flies I'd hate to see what our fly situation would be like if we didn't have them. I'm afraid you got some bad information. I'm not an ornithologist, but I've spent many hours watching them while going around in circles mowing weeds. I believe they follow cattle because as the cattle graze they disturb grasshoppers and other insects, which makes it easier for the egrets to catch.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, I've had as many as 8 or 10 hawks following me around in early spring when I'm discing because they're waiting for me to scare up a mouse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rafter S, post: 1454964, member: 21194"] They're pretty prevalent in my part of the country, and if they control flies I'd hate to see what our fly situation would be like if we didn't have them. I'm afraid you got some bad information. I'm not an ornithologist, but I've spent many hours watching them while going around in circles mowing weeds. I believe they follow cattle because as the cattle graze they disturb grasshoppers and other insects, which makes it easier for the egrets to catch. Similarly, I've had as many as 8 or 10 hawks following me around in early spring when I'm discing because they're waiting for me to scare up a mouse. [/QUOTE]
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