Brazos Bend - Port Aransas 2013

This Dolphin was in the Aransas Bay and we found him chasing fish and I was following the swirls when suddenly he leaped out of the water and threw this Sheep's Head fish up in the air like he was playing with it before he ate it. After this we didn't see him again. I guess he got his meal and left the area.

This is the second shot of a sequence of 6 pictures taken at 12 frames a second. It didn't last long as you can see.

Here is the sequence shot of the 5 images with the fish flying thru the air. There was a sixth image but the fish was just laying on the water's surface. Not worth including. The picture with the third fish, the dolphin had already fallen back into the water.

Here we have the White Phase Reddish Egret bringing in some nesting materials. The bird is so spectacular with all those pure white fluffy feathers and that pink and blue face and beak.

this is the normal Reddish Egret coloring. They are the most colorful of all the egrets and herons.

Now talk about rare. Here is the White Phase Reddish Egret again this year down in Aransas Bay. There are still 2 there and they are both currently in the nesting cycle. I can't tell the male from the female but this one is bringing in some nesting material and making some plans for this year. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. There are only 1500 nesting pairs on the Gulf Coast and the White Phase only occurs less the 1% on the time.