I love this guy! I will probably never witness this behavior again so I consider myself really lucky
Canon MKIII
F5
1/1600
ISO 1000
500mm
Hand Held from the Yak
Attachment 99295
I love this guy! I will probably never witness this behavior again so I consider myself really lucky
Canon MKIII
F5
1/1600
ISO 1000
500mm
Hand Held from the Yak
Attachment 99295
Most unusual pose I have ever seen.....love your timing......
very well taken.....![]()
Wow, that's absolutely fantastic, Noelle. The prey, the drops, the pose. Love that BG and the lily pads? on the water surface. You sure are lucky to have witnessed this, and so very skillful to capture it so well.
What fun! Only nit would be the bit of perch hitting his tail feather but somethings we just have no control over. The image is wonderful, nice and sharp, great eye contact, water drops, perfect exposure and unusual behavior, to say the least.
Lucky?.. yes, but very talented to capture it so well. What a cutie, yes the bird too![]()
Simply awesome. I love the comp, the water drops, the fish, the exposure. Love it,
Gail
Awesome timing... love the pose with excellent detail
This whole series has been great, Noelle, refreshingly unique & fun behavior captures. Glad he finally got the fish! Very nice work! I'm sure there is a nature magazine out there that would love to have this great documentation of rare behavior.![]()
Man, I i wish this was mine. Great work.
What a shot. the pose, the droplets, catch....and everything captured at such a perfect shooting angle. Bg is stunning.

Fantastic capture. The water droplet adds so much to this pic !
Thanks Carole, I knew the minute he started climbing down a tree branch overlooking the water that I was in for a treat. I do not think this behavior is that unusual for this species, capturing it is the hard part because they like to hunt in hidden little coves and are so camouflaged to their surroundings. If I had not been in my kayak I would have never seen this happen. (Chad has also captured this behavior from his kayak in Michigan)
This goes beyond fantastic. Congratulations on something really really special.
Thanks everyone!
The next one will be him showing us how he does it![]()
Lucky? I think talented and dedicated. Wonderful series, Noelle.