A pair of White Ibis on the beach in Grand Isle, LA a couple of weeks ago were fishing in a small, shallow pool quite a distance from the shoreline. I’m not sure how long it was since the pool had formed on that beach but quite a few tiny minnows or some other small fish were apparently trapped. The tiny fish were being harvested one by one as the Ibis waded back and forth swishing their beaks. This little fish survived this encounter after the Ibis dropped it as it tried to maneuver the fish into its beak. I can’t say it escaped to swim another day because the pool was quite small and the Ibis, joined by a Greater Yellow Legs, seemed to have quite voracious appetites and they were quite persistent in their pursuit of their next meal.