Heron sucking milk - (Bubulcus ibis) - View larger

At first glance, it seems that the heron (Bubulcus ibis) is sucking

the milk from the nipple of the cow, in reality he has made a leap to

catch the pesky insects and rendering a relief to the cow, Thanks for

your comments

Now that's funny!  A super shot... Mike

Poor cows, this must have hurt a lot!

No!!! Non è possibile. Grande tempismo e GRANDE OCCHIO!!!

Giangiorgio,

Great  timing, and thanks for the explanation- otherwise, one would indeed wonder!!

Never seen something like this,and you did the shot right in time for this curiosity of nature.

Incredible!!

I have never seen this before - but what help these birds are to cows. The cows must get very sore from fly bites.  I always feel for horses as well - they always seem to be covered with flies.  Thanks so much for sharing this shot with us.