Long-legged wading birds that nest above resident American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) for protection from mammalian nest predators may also provide a source of food for the alligators living in the Everglades.

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Long-legged wading birds that nest above resident American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) for protection from mammalian nest predators may also provide a source of food for the alligators living in the Everglades.