Sharing Space

First the Great Egret and the alligator shared the space. The egret, with spring plumage blowing in the wind, eyeing the water for fish and the gator occasionally. The next day the egret moved on, but a large turtle, red slider, sunned itself on a log with the gator watching from the shore. Two days later, a gallinule busied itself right next to the turtle, alligator in the background.

For the next few days the gator sat alone, and then disappeared from that area. Walking the area at least once a day, I encountered several other regulars hikers looking for the alligator and the companion of the day. Though other wildlife took its place, for about a week that alligator and friends provided an enticing snapshot of the Mobile delta.