Thanks, @RON. Went out grumpy into the wind this morning and was not feeling great about the shots at the time. I like the BW pelican (an afterthought); works pretty good, better than the color, I think.
Spotted this assassin while looking for something else.
I wondered why she was posing so patiently, as they are usually quite skittish. When I took a look at the pictures, I saw why -- she was guarding half a dozen babes o the underside of the leaves above her