{"id":97930,"date":"2024-03-27T15:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flgcc.com\/?p=97930"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:29:35","slug":"reddish-egret-at-fort-de-soto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/reddish-egret-at-fort-de-soto\/florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddish Egret at Fort De Soto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the past 9 days, our daughter and granddaughter have been visiting us from Japan. Of course, anyone who comes here wants to go to the beach so last week we took a trip to Fort De Soto Park in St. Petersburg. They have a huge beach that is good for shelling. While the ladies were walking the shore searching for shells, I wandered over by one of the large tidal pools to watch a reddish egret fish for its breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240321-4-reddish-egret-striking-water-for-fish.jpg\" alt=\"Reddish Egret Striking Water For Fish\" class=\"wp-image-98924\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reddish Egret Striking the Water for a Small Fish<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the United States, the reddish egret is typically only found along the shores of the Gulf of America. They are not a common bird but we often see several at Fort De Soto Park. In fact, the park has become a destination for birders and photographers looking for a reddish egret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240321-4-reddish-egret-ready-to-swallow-small-fish.jpg\" alt=\"Reddish Egret Ready To Swallow Small Fish\" class=\"wp-image-98923\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reddish Egret Ready to Swallow a Small Fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are very entertaining when they begin hunting for food. They work the shallow waters of the tidal pools where small fish get trapped by the receding waters. The egrets will run through the water, often with their wings raised like a cape to herd the fish into areas that are easier for them to grab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/240321-4-reddish-egret-chasing-fish-with-wings-flared.jpg\" alt=\"Reddish Egret Chasing Fish With Wings Flared\" class=\"wp-image-98921\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reddish Egret Chasing Small Fish with its Wings Flared<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about reddish egrets, follow the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Reddish_Egret\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/Reddish_Egret\/overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/field-guide\/bird\/reddish-egret\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/field-guide\/bird\/reddish-egret<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcbirds.org\/bird\/reddish-egret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/abcbirds.org\/bird\/reddish-egret\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More photos have been uploaded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/flgcc.com\/index.php\/gary-walker-photography\/galleries\/nature\/birds\/egrets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"21722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Egrets<\/strong><\/a> gallery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past 9 days, our daughter and granddaughter have been visiting us from Japan. Of course, anyone who comes here wants to go to the beach so last week we took a trip to Fort De Soto Park in St. Petersburg. They have a huge beach that is good for shelling. 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