Snowy Egret with Blenny

Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, with what appears to be a small green blenny that it snapped out of the seaweed along the tidal zone. These beautiful little birds appear to be quite smart and somewhat opportunistic. This one was roiling the sand with his feet to scare up small fish and shrimp. I've seen others going through the cast off sand that fishermann scatter when digging for worms. Still another was attempting to steal fish out of a school being driven in front of herding mergansers. Others hunt for grasshoppers in newly mown grass. I even saw one particularly aggressive bird carrying off another bird's chick.

Blenny on the Rocks?

A Blenny poking his head out of the coral to check out his surroundings and wait for food passing by. He actually stayed in one place while the waves washed me to and fro past him several times before getting spooked and diving back into the rocks. Dad used to call these o'opu, opu kai or skip jacks...