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Life & Death in the Everglades

Tip: If you have a family of frogs, don't relocate to the Everglades. A juvenile Coot, I think. Lizard, presumably an adolescent. A lizard and lunch. This coot wants to avoid being this 'gator's lunch. A blue-spotted something-or-other. What... didja run out of frogs? Don't quote me, but I think the official name for this is a Manute Bol Heron. A Raven giving me that "nevermore" look. Cormorant.... see that hooked beak? I have to figure that it you're a catfish, this is just about the worst thing that can happen to you. Especially since they don't give up easily. Beautiful, huh? When I see this, I think of that kid in "Home Alone." An avian Don King. Naptime. Right about here, the Heron decided to head for higher ground. You have to stay alert around here. Baby 'gator. Baby 'gator. Two baby 'gators.