Any time there is bird feeding going on there are always a few characters that would rather steal than catch their own.
This Wood Stork was one of them, and notice that the fish the Great Egret has in its beak is hardly a great prize.
The Great Egret wasn’t giving it up…
…decided on an exit strategy…
… then a quick swallow and the Great Egret re-located down the pond.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 30, 2023
Great series, Ellen! Although I’ve seen other egrets in herons, steal fish from one another, I’ve never seen a persistent Woodstork behave this way!
Thanks, Carol! I think it was a first for me, too, with a Wood Stork.
Where there is something to eat, you are rarely alone 🙂
Truth there, Rudi!