This actually happens much more than you would think.

All ended well.
I titled this about ‘another local’ since the previous article I just added was based around a close by marsh and storks moving in.
This guy didn’t just move here, his relatives were probably here before people, but he is a local in the same location.
I’m sure there are more of him than the colony of Wood Storks too. It is nice to have him around too though. Always something interesting to photograph.
At times I’ve mentioned finding surprises in shots I was not aware of at the time. It’s usually something in the background that was unimportant.
Well here is another, but big for something not important.
On the other side of the water, across from the birds, is a big Alligator. About 10 feet ( 3 meters) big. I would think something they were aware of.
Shadows had fallen on part of the marsh, the big guy in them.
How do you miss something that big ?