Enter Junior

With theft on his mind!  There were a couple of frames between this one and the previous, but I had little or no eye contact in them.  The one with the fish jumped up even before the intruder arrived.

For those who are interested, the lumps sticking out of the water are oysters.  Sculpin come in to spawn at high tide and get trapped in the extensive oyster beds at this location as it ebbs.  That attracts lots of fish eaters, primarily Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Gulls and Crows.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/7.1, 1/2500, iso 500, manual exposure (adjusted to avoid blowing out the whites in the Bald Eagles, so I have to raise it a bit in post processing for herons), Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Cropped to 15.9 MP.  Note the difference in crop once they stretch out and extend their wings.  Taken July 1st at 8:23 am.

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Thanks for looking at and commenting on my last post.