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I love these birds, the way they were catching fish from the sea. Their shape and colours are beautiful. The grey bird has yellow feet. It is a Western reef-egret. And the white bird is a little egret. Thanks to Laurie-B for her suggestions and giving the link to the website www.arkive.org/search.html?q=little+egret&btnG.x=0&am... for the precise names of these birds.

The sun literally sank into the sea, it was a wonderful sunset. A fishing boat was just passing by the sun in the distance.

The sun literally sank into the sea, it was a wonderful sunset.

The Egyptian goose breeds widely in Africa. They are found mostly in the Nile Valley and south of the Sahara. It has also been introduced elsewhere: Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany have self-sustaining feral populations. This is a largely terrestrial species, which will also perch readily on trees and buildings.
Egyptian Geese usually pair for life. It will nest in a large variety of situations, especially in holes in mature trees in parkland. The female builds the nest from reeds, leaves and grass and both parents take turns incubating eggs.
The sexes of this striking species are identical in plumage. There is a fair amount of variation in plumage tone, with some birds greyer and others browner, but this is not sex or age related. A large part of the wings of mature birds is white, but in repose the white is hidden by the wing coverts. When it is aroused, either in alarm or aggression, the white begins to show. In flight or when the wings are fully spread in aggression the white is conspicuous. The male Egyptian goose attracts its mate with an elaborate, noisy courtship display that includes honking, neck stretching and feather displays. The Female has a far noisier raucous quack that frequently sounds in aggression and almost incessantly at the slightest disturbance when tending her young. Both sexes are aggressively territorial towards their own species when breeding and frequently pursue intruders into the air, attacking them in aerial "dogfights". They eat seeds, leaves, grasses, and plant stems. Occasionally, they will eat locusts, worms, or other small animals.
Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork. (Wikipedia)