It took several hours over a 2day period of standing up on my bed in my 18 wheeler to get this shot through my sleeper's window !! First there was the two egrets. Then the gator crept up. You have no idea how long those three could remain motionless... Then, the seagulls started their incessant round trips between the pond and the travel plaza parking lot. I just had to wait for them to fly low enough to be on the same shot. SONY alpha 77 mkII, Tamron 18-270 w/UV filter.