Bathtime

This Wood Stork spent quite a bit of time bathing and grooming.
Q: is it appropriate to post a photo of a gator eating lunch?

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

I like catching birds in their birthing rituals. IMO, I wouldn't want to see an alligator have lunch....although it may be underwater.

[Mags]

Great timing. I love the flying water drops.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Cathy]

Great movement in the feathers and ripples… I sure hope it was not lunch for the gator.

[Rick]

Great capture. Just hope it wasn't this guy that fed the gator.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

superb

[Danette Thompson]

@calm @rickster549 this guy was far from the gator.

[Diana]

Such a fabulous action capture and a beautiful scene.

I have no problem with the gator, we have a farm close by and I've seen it before ;-)

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great catch and wonderful timing.

[Cathy]

@danette whew! I’m glad!

[Olwynne]

Nice action capture

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

I hope that it wasn't the wood stork.

I'm sure that you know if it's too over the top. It's one of those facts of life that a lot of people don't want to think about. In bygone days just about everyone had their own vegetable gardens and raised their own livestock. When they wanted beef or chicken they didn't go to the store. They killed and butchered one of their animals. A lot of city children think beef and chicken comes in a foam tray covered with plastic wrap.

[Danette Thompson]

@skipt07 not the wood stork this time. Even the non graphic photos might be too much, so I will spare the heartbreak!

[JeannieC57]

Great capture ... I work with wildlife so predator/prey photos are more interesting to me than other people.

[Danette Thompson]

@jeanniec57 it’s funny how people like seeing birds eat fish but just about nothing else. I have one very graphic photo. The others, less so.