This young tricolored heron is cautiously surveying its surroundings in the rookery at The Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Fla.
The Alligator Farm is a popular nesting area for many birds, because the alligators below them keep predators such as raccoons and snakes away.
EOS Rebel; EF75-300mm at 300mm; 1,1000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 100