The Water Most of the earth’s surface is water and the water close to the shore is a rich place to look for wildlife Click on the photos to find out more about each animal. On The Water Mallard Surf Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Double-crested Cormorant Canada Goose Under The Water Herring Gull Taking Hermit Crab from a Shell Snowy Egret with Juvenile Tautog Great Egret with a Sanddab Snowy Egret with Glass Shrimp Great Black-backed Gull with Spider Crab Young Herring Gulls Catching Young Menhaden Great Egret with Atlantic Seahorse Great Egret with Eel