Just standing around, not bothered by the wind or moving surf a Snowy Egret ruffled himself up.
This beach is covered with little shells, and those didn’t interest him either.
Ah, the surf lapping at his legs.
Taken on Sanibel Island, FL, January 2020 which seems like forever ago.
The sun was going down and this Great Egret only had a few more minutes of daylight to catch his last meal of the day.
He had success …
… then took his catch for a walk.
The boat and bird seemed suspended in time, barely moving.
Neither was going to reach its destination before the sun went down.
Sanibel Island, FL
January 2, 2020
A few Ruddy Turnstones were poking around near the surf as I was waiting for the sunset.
After checking out a small pool this one meandered down the beach.
Their orange legs make Turnstones easy to identify and they have beautiful black and brown patterns.
January 2, 2020
