The rookery area that the Yellow-crowned Night-Herons have chosen at Cypress Wetlands is dense, hanging with vines and Spanish Moss, and the trees are rapidly leafing out, impeding the view of those passing by.

So these action shots of a little territory set-to only features one of the players, the heron that was first on the limb.

The arriving heron remained blocked from my view…

and in the end, the interloper moved on.

Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
April 5, 2024