A Snowy Egret turns its head to the side as it arranges a scaled sardine for a nice little side meal at Coquina Bayside Park.
The “tiny dancer with yellow slippers” according to the Ultimate Guide to Birds of Lakewood Ranch, once was hunted and killed in the 1800’s for its plumage that was used to decorate ladies’ hats.
The shorebird is currently protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 which has led to its’ population growth. As for the fish, a “razor belly” some may call it, its scales never adorn ladies’ hats and fish-odor perfume may not be in vogue, but it did make a good meal for this hungry bird.
-Grant Jefferies
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).