Bev and I were birding the Swedish Cemetery after dinner on Aug 22 when we saw a Black-crown Night Heron perched on a branch of a dead tree that had fallen into Leesville Pond. The first photo shows the heron in the usual bird-guide stance. Its legs have been stained green by the duck weed that covers most of the pond's surface. A few seconds after I took this photo the heron spied something tasty in the water and whirled around into a hunting pose. The rapid motion raised its white plume above its head in the way an Indian brave might have worn a feathered head band. I was able to capture this interesting sight in the second photo (photos by Bob Ricci).