Found on screen. When disturbed it flew off into the surrounding forest. It got half way up into the trees then suddenly stopped and fell to a rooftop. It sway back and forth as it fell like it was a dead, dry leaf.

We went out on both salt marsh paths but decided to use this southern one to go down into the marsh itself.

These were found on the mud right above where the Spartina beds start.

The reddish one is an Assiminea, but I thought the paler (apparently narrower) ones were Ecrobia truncata. However I will search again because it looks as if I am completely mistaken on that.

I am starting to have cataracts and so my vision is not what it used to be.

Visual Description: The limpkin is a medium sized waterbird that is native to Florida. These birds are characterized by their brown color, with some white spots that vary between individuals. They also have long skinny legs and a long, orange, hooked beak. At the time of observation, it was moving slowly to hunt for food as well as preening.
Habitat: This bird was found wading in a pond along a nature trail. At the time, it was searching for food.
References:
Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/limpkin
FWC: https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterbirds/limpkin/

The full story: I went outside to go for a walk, picked up one of my boots, and started to put it on. They’re almost too small, so I had to do some wiggling to get my foot in. I often don’t wear socks in my shoes, so yell at me if you want but I think it was a good thing in this case. My foot was most of the way in when it touched something furry. I froze, trying to figure out what it was. It didn’t move either. Then I yanked my foot back out and looked inside, and there was a little rodent in there! It's probably a baby rat. I pinched the top of the boot shut before it could get out and called to my mom that I needed my camera right now, and I probably shouldn’t come in the house because I was holding a boot with a rat in it. She brought my camera out and I took some adorable pictures of it before it ran back into the toe. Then I dumped it out and it ran away.