I don't think he liked me approaching while he was catching this morsel! I was down in North Fort Myers this weekend and had a blast every morning just going out to see what I might catch in my lens. Actually ended up with two lifers, a Loggerhead Shrike and a Swallow Tailed Kite. I got a shot of the Shrike, but the Kite was soaring and I didn't have my camera at the time.
For this shot the Grackle was at the edge of one of the ponds foraging and I was able to sneak up on him just as he caught this. He saw me and made a quick get-a-way but I was able to catch him with the goods! Canon T3i, Tamron 150 - 600, 600mm 1/1000, f/6.3, ISO800 handheld. Very little done, cropped a little on the right and tweaked the shadows a little bit, very minor sharpening and I enhanced the eye catch just a bit.
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