this huge great blue heron is protecting her nest and eggs far above a gator pond.

amazing attractive awesome beak feeding gorgeous marshlands stunning wetlands beauty nature natural eukaryota animalia chordata photographs surprise huge foraging marsh watching photograph closeup background large lake marshland dense forest stripes american resting markings morning swimming shoreline florida water sightings handsome long sighting exciting long-bodied hunting swamp impressive great blue herons aves big wings wingspand tall omg pelecaniformes ardeidae