Something got his attention. It was like the ‘many emotions’ of a Green Heron.

These little Herons really pose, posture, when excited. At times they get the feathers on top of their head standing up.

He was sitting in this tree along the edge of a large marsh so he could have seen almost anything to whip him up. Plenty of Alligators, but they usually ignore gators.
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