The type of shots that require me to just be patient.
The Great Blue was in open water, standing around. I could see this big alligator slowly swimming towards him, a collision course really.
And yet, the heron would not move.
I took the images slowly since I wanted to catch the timing of the big guy sliding by, breaking the reflection to see how close it actually was. Well, pretty close it turns out.
It seems as if the alligator is passing by not hurting the brave Great Blue. Incredible!
Amazing and unique photos!
While the alligator could certainly attack the heron with ease it’s probably more work than he would like. Alligators eat small, easy to catch things. If hungry this might have gone poorly for the heron. In general alligators need very little food to survive.
A lot of drama in those swamps. Great set!!
Thanks. It’s usually pretty interesting for sure. In this case I knew the outcome. But it made for great shots, and just maybe the gator give him a problem.
Surprised the Heron wasn’t lunch.
Doesn’t happen often, they are too big. But it did have potential.