With an occasional eye to the sky as Hawks and Vultures passed over head, this Little Blue Heron worked back and forth on a log, poking in the duck weed.
He seemed not to notice the Alligator floating just behind him, his head just to the left of the birds in the photo above. From where I stood peeking through underbrush, I wasn’t sure the log wasn’t alive, either.
The Little Blue gave a ruffle after a mis-step off the log and went back to patrolling.
The Little Blue Heron and logs from another angle.
I particularly like the ruffled shot! Life on the edge for these little birds.
Thanks–I love to see them do that ruffling. Yes, there is a lot for them to be wary of.
Gorgeous detailed images, Ellen! My oh my, he did have a little danger behind him!
Thank you, Donna! Danger is lurking every where it seems as the swamps and ponds swing into spring.