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Look at me!  I'm a tree.
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Look at me! I'm a tree. (Botaurus lentiginosus)

Photo taken at Turner River Road in Southwestern Florida. The area was full of 'gators and wading birds.
Habitat
wetland
Location
Everglades
Date taken
January 2004
Scientific name
Botaurus lentiginosus
Equipment used
Nikon D100
No wonder it was up a tree with all the Alligators about!

Caught in a classic pose.
 
They are sooo cool, looking upwards to "disappear." It must work more than we realize. I was lucky to see one close up this week from my kayak as I flushed it off the banks.
 

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