Frank Vitiello, center, of Naples, drops a small scrap of Pompano to the resident egret on the Naples Pier as Nelson Desa, left, also of Naples, works on preparing the day's catch to take home on Tuesday afternoon. Vitiello said he has fished the Naples Pier since 1971. 'Six days a week. Sunday is Church,' Vitiello said, adding he refused to let the steady, daylong drizzle on Tuesday derail his daily fishing session with his friends. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife website, while it's not illegal to feed some Florida wildlife, officials urge people not to feed wild animals so they do not lose their fear of people and become depend on humans for food, or abandon their natural diet and habitat. Tristan Spinski/Staff

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Frank Vitiello, center, of Naples, drops a small scrap of Pompano to the resident egret on the Naples Pier as Nelson Desa, left, also of Naples, works on preparing the day's catch to take home on Tuesday afternoon. Vitiello said he has fished the Naples Pier since 1971. "Six days a week. Sunday is Church," Vitiello said, adding he refused to let the steady, daylong drizzle on Tuesday derail his daily fishing session with his friends. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife website, while it's not illegal to feed some Florida wildlife, officials urge people not to feed wild animals so they do not lose their fear of people and become depend on humans for food, or abandon their natural diet and habitat. Tristan Spinski/Staff

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