This Tricolored Heron parent presents a fearsome sight to protect its chick from a Cattle Egret that got too close. Notice the chick peeking over the left wing of its parent. The Cattle Egret decided to go somewhere else. Canon 40D, Canon EF 500mm f/4 lens with Canon 1.4x extender, 5/6, 1/500 sec, -.7EV, ISO 400.