It usually associates with cattle, although it may also follow elephants, kangaroos, tractors, or even forest fires ​ — anything that disturbs the insects on which the egret feeds.
Šos gārņus visbiežāk var redzēt liellopu sabiedrībā, lai gan tie mēdz sekot arī ziloņiem, ķenguriem, traktoriem un pat meža ugunsgrēkiem — jebkam, kas iztraucē kukaiņus, ar kuriem tie barojas.