Captiva Island, Florida [taken December 2006]
Captiva is an exclusive beach community just beyond Sanibel Island. Formerly, it was an independent island, but it has largely become attached to Sanibel by a roadway and silt. We arrived about 10 am, after a visit to Ding Darling NWR. The public beach was lined with fishermen casting into the surf and the herons were sticking near the fishermen to grab any cast off bait or small-fry that might be tossed aside. Our photo group took advantage off the habits these birds have learned from close association with the fishermen -- tossing a few bait fish in the direction which gave the most pleasing background for the photo. Great Egrets are found in most coastal and southern states. They are stately and zen-like with their dramatically contrasting black legs, white plumage and yellow bills.
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