FEEDING BEHAVIOUR AND SUCCESS OF CATTLE EGRET (BUBULCUS IBIS) INHABITING RURAL AND URBEN AREA OF LAXMANGARH CITY, RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Any living organism requires considerable amount of energy for the survival and reproduction. Because, birds do not accumulate enough reserve food in their body as compared to high daily energy expenditure; constant food intake is essential on day to day basis to fulfill energy demand. Bird living in mosaic of natural habitat Patches may face space and time constraints while securing their energy requirements. Therefore, foraging strategies adapted by birds are one of the major interesting fields.