Ocean Winds Rookery, Seabrook Island, SC May 21, 2024

Always amazing the watch the dense coexistence of so many avian species in just a couple of trees on a pond on Seabrook Island, SC. Youngsters of Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Wood Storks, Anhingas, Yellow Crowned Night Herons and Osprey all raising and feeding their pre-fledglings in these trees.

WARNING: There is some brief Circle of Life violence in this footage, as an Alligator caught an egret baby who fell in the water. skip forward 45 seconds if you can't bear to watch. Hakuna Matata.

00:34 Great Egret Chicks (Labeled incorrectly in the video as Snowies)
00:51 Black Crowned Night Heron and Chicks
01:45 Momma Snowy Bringing Dinner
03:09 Gator Carnage Starts
04:01 Gator Carnage Over
04:29 Anhinga Perch Surfing
06:01 Great Egret Feeding Frenzy
07:47 Osprey Watching Over the Nest