Life By The Water:

A Great Blue Heron stalked a Goldfish for breakfast. He was able to find and follow the meal under the dense floating duckweed.

A Great Egret does some grooming after filling its belly.

4 Great Egrets and a Great Blue Heron appeared to tolerate one another for a brief period of time. I often watch territorial squabbles between individuals for the best fishing spots.

3 Immature Black-crowned Night Herons resting in a birch tree. Top left of the pic is a Great Egret, well camouflaged against the bright sky and hidden behind the leaves. A portion of his yellow beak is visible if you enlarge the photo.

A Painted Turtle and Eastern Amberwing share the same log.

Even butterflies will sometimes land near water. Above, a Silver-spotted Skipper drinks minerals from the mud at the edge of Lake Chipican.