pokey has a loyal following of feathered friends. at least 2 of the small ones are by his side(or rather, around his mouth) just about every day. sometimes they are so close it looks like he could chomp down on 1 if he wanted 2. the larger white birds, i thank, are called cattle egrets, tho that may not be their proper name. we call em cow birds. they tend 2 congregate wherever there are cows. many times you can see em actually sittin on a cows back & pickin off the flys & other insects that may lite on the cow. they also love 2 follow tractors & hay baling equipment around & pounce on the crickets & grasshoppers they stir up. crows also like 2 hang around cows & tractors. they are frequent visitors 2 our horse lot, they love 2 peck around thru the horse pill piles 2 see what tasty treats they can dig up, but they are a lot more cautious than some birds, so its hard 2 get close up pics of them. as i was mowing with the tractor a couple of days ago, i had 3 cow birds & 1 crow follerin me around, harvesting the tasty morsels.
