That neck wiggle and leg creep can only mean one thing. Wait for it as this great egret prepares to spear a small mammal snack at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Washington. Video: Dan Streiffert Video description: Tall, long-necked white bird slowly stalks prey in a grass field, eventually stabbing it with its orange beak and swallowing the small rodent. | USFWS Columbia Pacific Northwest

Reddish Egret, our Bird of the Week, dances for its dinner! The species benefits from our Gulf Coast program's efforts to "bring back the birds." https://abcbirds.org/bird/reddish-egret/ | American Bird Conservancy