The hungry egret swooped low. Ripples of underwater motion visible between the water lilies tempted its appetite.
The young fish saw the moving shadow overhead, and knew it meant danger. Some hurried under the vegetation. But as the big bird fed, stalking through the water, it bent the stalks and exposed some of the panicked fry.
One youngster, perhaps wiser than the rest, sought refuge in a hole in the side of the pond.
The hole was the home of a large, hungry bass.
The young fish saw the moving shadow overhead, and knew it meant danger. Some hurried under the vegetation. But as the big bird fed, stalking through the water, it bent the stalks and exposed some of the panicked fry.
One youngster, perhaps wiser than the rest, sought refuge in a hole in the side of the pond.
The hole was the home of a large, hungry bass.
