No Big Deal

A group of wood storks seem unconcerned and unimpressed as a young alligator slowly glides through the pack yesterday evening in the marsh pond.

16 thoughts on “No Big Deal”

foxleylady on October 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm said:

If you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you ………..!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 10, 2014 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  It was funny too because earlier that same alligator crawled up out of the water onto a clump of grass to take a nap in the sun. There was already a wood stork standing in that spot but Woody never even budged a bit. He made the alligator settle for whatever room was remaining. 🙂
  
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Linda on October 10, 2014 at 4:15 pm said:

As usual it seems that the alligator just glides on by, ignoring them, guess the alligators are used to sharing the salt marsh……very cool……:-)

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- Phil Lanoue on October 10, 2014 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  It is always interesting to me to see how different species interact with one another. We had at least 10 different types of birds out there along with several alligators and everyone pretty much did their own thing. The only real losers though are the fish. Everybody agrees that eating them is a great idea.
  
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anotherday2paradise on October 10, 2014 at 5:27 pm said:

A fabulous and very bemusing image, Phil. All those reflections as well as the alligator. Incredible! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on October 10, 2014 at 8:14 pm said:
  
  Thank you Sylvia, it was a fun evening out there yesterday. We had birds all over the place easily outnumbering the poor alligators. 😦
  
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Katrina W on October 10, 2014 at 6:00 pm said:

Intriguing shot…do alligators never hunt birds like storks?

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- Phil Lanoue on October 10, 2014 at 8:16 pm said:
  
  Thanks for looking and commenting. The alligators will sometimes take a bird but it’s usually a smaller bird then these storks. But I have seen a gator take a mute swan and a brown pelican which are large birds so it does happen.
  
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Lyle Krahn on October 11, 2014 at 1:49 pm said:

The interaction is fascinating. It’s funny how the gators seem to sneak into your shots.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 11, 2014 at 4:09 pm said:
  
  You are right, those gators do somehow often manage to sneak their way into my shots. There I am minding my own business taking photos of wood storks, and what happens? The gator just has to make an appearance. Storks though, as usual, remain unimpressed.
  
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Birder's Journey on October 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm said:

Love Wood Storks ….what a group! Nice lighting!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 11, 2014 at 10:49 pm said:
  
  We had a good size group of wood storks out there, it’s often fun when a couple start smacking at each other and clacking those huge bills together. Sounds like someone hitting two planks of wood together.
  
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Pat on October 11, 2014 at 7:57 pm said:

Love the interaction, or lack of, that you’ve caught here.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 11, 2014 at 10:50 pm said:
  
  Lack is right! I’m not sure who is less interested, the storks or the alligator.
  
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David on October 13, 2014 at 3:06 pm said:

This must be nature’s “everyone keep moving along” moment. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on October 13, 2014 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  Exactly. Everyone keep moving, nothing to see here. Of course in reality whenever someone does say that it often means there definitely is something to see here. 🙂
  
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