A Great Blue Heron spotted from Bear Trail during a family hike, perched on a splayed root of a tree undercut by flooding, fallen into Buttermilk Creek bed.
A heron recurves its long neck while perched. Adult herons have few natural predators and are rarely preyed upon due to their large size and sharp beak, but bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are known to attack great blue herons at every stage of their lifecycle from in the egg to adulthood.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
Blue Herons search for a peaceful place to own for a few minutes. It looks like this one is quite content.
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The herons on the Florida beaches are more outgoing that our variety who bolt at the slightest provocation.
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