What I first thought was a simple scene turned into something with more substance.
A Great Blue Heron here first thing in the morning. Behind him is a Great Egret standing on the bank.
Also look close on the left side, half hidden by a bush is a good size alligator.
Best viewed large.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Is that possibly a night heron on top of the mound above the ‘gator?
Glad you caught that 😁😁. It certainly could be. Some things we catch are just not clear enough…frustrating. The other day (before the storm) we bumped into ‘something happening’ is thick reeds. My wife grabbed a quick shot and a Great Egret is in the thicket…so is something immediately behind it, maybe too close for comfort. We can make out just enough to guess a Boar was about to grab the bird when we showed up. In a millisecond a splash and then nothing. So you never know what’s happening in your images sometimes 😵💫
Jan and I often find something else happening the frame we weren’t focusing on (pun intended) at that moment in time. The best was a tiny alligator in the background, with its mouth wide open staring at a Great Blue Heron only a couple meters away. Then we saw the full sized adult ‘gator covered in moss even closer to the GBH.
Always to catch gators when you didn’t notice them at the time…except when they’re behind you growling 👍😂😂