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Snowy Egret doing acrobatics chasing tadpoles - Largo Botanical Gardens, FL

In the Spring, our fair feathered friends are frisky and hungry. When the tadpoles begin filling all the ponds at the Largo botanical gardens, the birds begin putting on an aviary show like none other.

My favorite is the Snowy Egret. They appear to almost magically dance across the water.
Dragging their feet on the top of the water as they go. Then as fast as you can snap your fingers, she grabs a tadpole and is off for shore.

I caught this gal grabbing breakfast…

Photograph Taken on: 05-20-08 7:10AM
Model: Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
Shutter Speed: 1/500 Second F-Stop: f5.6 ISO:100
Focal length: 260mm Lens: Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom

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