Hunting For A Meal: Photo Of The Week

EAST BAY — Do you love watching birds? You're in good company! More than 46 million Americans label themselves as bird watchers, according to the 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, a U.S government report.

Patch reader Raj Gopinath shared this photo of an egret, it appears to be a Great White Egret, hunting in Alameda Creek. A mallard duck nearby seems to be supervising. From our own backyards, to nearby creeks and the Bay, bird watching is an easily attainable pastime here in the Bay Area.

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Photo credit: Raj Gopinath