A photographer has captured a dramatic scene of a heron flying off with a baby alligator while its helpless mother looks on.
A photographer captured a dramatic scene of a heron flying off with a baby alligator while its helpless mother looks on.
Ted Roberts captured the life-and-death scene at Orlando Wetlands Park in Florida where he helps out. “I was volunteering as a tour guide and while waiting outside between tours, we heard a commotion and saw a Great Blue Heron jump out onto the road with a baby alligator in its mouth,” he tells“When I saw the great blue heron carrying its prey I jumped up and started snapping photos. The great blue heron was quickly followed by the mother alligator angrily giving chase. The great blue heron flew right past me and got away with the baby alligator for a meal.
After giving chase the disheartened mother alligator thrashed back into the foliage, prompting unusual sympathy for the large reptile.However, others praised Roberts for his razor-sharp photography skills.To capture the momentous shot, Roberts used his
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