Late in the evening just an hour or so before the sun set, the tide drew off the shallow grass flat lining the intracoastal waterway.  The grass flat, only inches deep, became the feeding grounds for a variety of species of wading birds, patiently and deliberately stalking the shallow pools of water.  As the Common Egret moved across the shallow pool of water, moving its feet through the grassy patches along the bottom, bait fish hiding in the patches of grass swam out from under the bird to avoid capture.  As the bait fish swam in and out of the grassy patches the egret watched for a slow moving fish, one that could be easily captured for a tasty treat.  It paused for just a second as it saw Continue reading The Common Egret and a Shallow Grass Flat →