Snowy Egrets – Water Ballet
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There was a bit of a frenzy for a couple hours one morning with the Snowy Egrets when a fishing hole was swimming with tiny fish.
Too deep to stand, they took turns flying over, hovering/dangling their bright yellow toes, snatching a fish if they could, and then would fly off while gulping it down.
I was able to take photos from both the refuge’s deck and at ground level. It was an entertaining display of water ballet!
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This next photo shows how deep that fishing hole is with the Great Blue Heron up to its belly in water.
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This photo shows how deep the fishing hole is with the Great Blue Heron up to its belly in the water.
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And finally, this next three-photo series follows through with the tiptoeing to gulp success!
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