Dining in Clearwater and St. Petersburg
![Egret Fishing](http://www.goats4h.com/birds/uploaded_images/HeronFirst-450-325-788022.jpg)
The seafood is supposed to be good in the greater Tampa area. This great egret on Honeymoon Island must have been thrilled when he caught this fish.
![Egret with a large fish](http://www.goats4h.com/birds/uploaded_images/HeronWrong409-450-760215.jpg)
However, he had never heard that you should never eat anything larger than your head. He tried many different ways for about 5 minutes, but was unable to swallow the fish.
![Egret with Fish](http://www.goats4h.com/birds/uploaded_images/HeronRight450-313-773197.jpg)
The next day, we saw another egret at Sand Key Park struggle a while with a fish, but eventually positioned it and swallowed it.
![Osprey With Fish](http://www.goats4h.com/birds/uploaded_images/OspreyFish319-748359.jpg)
This osprey shows a different way to deal with a large fish.
![Egret with Grasshopper](http://www.goats4h.com/birds/uploaded_images/HeronGrasshopper450-268-736187.jpg)
We were surprised to see that the great egret also eats grasshoppers.
Labels: Florida, Great Egret, Osprey
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