Olympus OM-10, handheld Vivitar 75-260 at 260mm Kodak Gold 400 Exposure unrecorded

Maybe I'm wrong...

Okay, several years ago, my first trip alone to Florida, dedicated to photography. I'm stalking through Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island and spot a bird I don't recognize perched in a tree, calling regularly. I start moving towards it slowly, since I have no lens that will get a decent shot at any distance. In time, I get right underneath it -- it's seen me several times as I approached, doesn't seem too concerned. Its attention is clearly on its calls.

From below, I snap a few good shots in profile. Then, on a lark (sorry), I decide to imitate its call. The bird immediately spins and fixes me with the look you see above. And holds it. I could be reading too much into it, but it sure looks indignant to me.

I suspect this Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctcorax violacea) was marking territory as I came along. Whether my imitation was accurate or not, it certainly interrupted the process. Myself, I couldn't take being given the Evil Eye by a bird too seriously, and was trying hard not to giggle. Yeah, I'm a true professional...