Early on the morning of August 19 2004, I arrived at Mitchell
Lake Audubon Center, in southern San Antonio, Texas. On the East
Polder a huge gathering of egrets had formed; maybe 100+ Great
Egrets and 500+ Snowies. Many were hunting along the shallow
edges, but at least 100 Snowy Egrets were "flyfishing":-
a continuous pack would circle clockwise and then, when into the
wind, would change posture, dangle the legs, extend the neck,
and stab into the water as they flew, catching a small fish almost
every time. As the fish shoal moved slowly down the polder, the
circling mass of egrets would drift down with them; I kept creeping
along in my car, taking pictures:-
