There were fish around him but he must have needed to push them into moving so he could find them. You can see the dark glare on the water, this might have made visibility difficult.
He jumped around for a long time with no results. Other Egrets were nearby, dancing too, they had better luck.
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Great Egret, Dancing For Dinner – click to enlarge
Great Egret, Dancing For Dinner – click to enlarge
Great Egret, Dancing For Dinner – click to enlarge
Great Egret, Dancing For Dinner – click to enlarge
Great Egret, Dancing For Dinner – click to enlarge
Great series. Hope he was successful in the end.
Caught a fish, so did the others 😀. But it was work