This is a three shot series, shown in the order shot with little time in between. Standing on a dike using a mid-sized zoom lens I was able to catch all the different species and action happening at the same time in this corner.
The first image shows an alligator in the right front working something he has just caught. Left front the ripples in the water means another is fishing in the same general spot.
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Below the right side gator is still having problems with whatever had been caught. I count six ‘heads’ floating outside the circle of large birds.
Last the number of alligators increased quickly as several who had been under the surface shifted up. I assume I took a step back since the photo is a slight bit wider.
While this type of activity doesn’t happen everyday it’s not all that uncommon when the waters depth changes with the tide on the opposite side of the dike. The ocean is around 15 miles away, but it’s all flat marsh in between.
Included species;
- Wood Stork
- Snowy Egret
- Tricolored Heron
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Great Egret
- American Alligator
Donnelley WMA, ACE Basin, South Carolina.