Snowy Egret eating a crab, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California
The light was a little dull when I had this Snowy Egret in the viewfinder, but when the bird caught a crab and tried to eat it, I let the shutter rip at high speed. The egret flipped the crab in the air, caught it again with its bill, and finally swallowed it.
It was a chilly morning at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands (Los Angeles had even a little bit of snow a few days earlier). Most Snowy Egrets had gathered in a corner of the lagoon and preened their feathers in the warm sun.
I have to show at least one picture of a Snowy Egret with its black legs and big yellow feet out of the water.