This dancing bird does not disappoint: Reddish Egret feeding

Watching a Reddish Egret dance through the shallow water in search of food is a wildlife photographers dream.  They spread their wings into a canopy while they hunt.  It's a sudden split second movement and the fish is down the gullet.

The rusty-headed birds can be seen feeding on coastal salt flats.  They nest in red mangrove swamps and eat mostly fish but will consume, frogs, tadpoles and crustaceans.

Watch this cool video of one of Southwest Florida's most acrobatic birds.

Photographed with a Canon 5D SLR and a 400mm lens on a tripod.