A Great Egret looks up?

I believe this is a Great Egret. It has been a while since I took a photo of such an elegant bird. What a pose! I had an errand out on Longboat Key, and I stopped at Coquina Beach . . . even though there has been much news about Red Tide. It was not too bad, meaning it did not smell too badly. I did not really walk on  the beach where I could see any dead fish - not my cup of tea! Red tide is a microscopic algae that can produce toxic chemicals, more info via the link above. I did see some people far down the beach going in the water, but I did not stay very long. Two photos of the Longboat Key pass (a barrier island) are in the "extra" photos. More updates on our lanai tomorrow, they will be back to work, hooray!