Egret Lunch

By Fritz Olenberger

This egret was wandering around my backyard today, evidently hunting for lunch.  I got my camera and went outside to get a photo of it.  It didn’t seem to disturbed by my presence, and it slowly walked to within 10 feet of me.  Suddenly, it lurched at the ground, and caught this fence lizard.  After about a minute, it swallowed it whole.  It wandered around my backyard for a few minutes more, then flew away.