Tripod Platform - Great View

[David Alaniz]

Went to H.I. yesterday afternoon. After awhile I moved to the tripod platform to practice BIF's handholding the 500mm. An alligator got a bird but a larger one wanted a free meal. So the chase was on lasting a little while as they rested in between. Finally the smaller one had enough and dropped his loot.

[Simplycandid]

Wow!

[dtran]

Wow, wow! I have never seen a gator catching birds there.

[DougC]

Good stuff! Nice to know "the platform" is good for something other than sunburn. You don't think that was the plan all along, do you???

[GSM]

you got the action just right. poor birdie as my kid would say

[andyz]

No pics og the gator coughing afterwards and feathers coming out?

If you're handholding a 500mm all day, you might be able to wrestle that gator. :)

[houtex01]

Great action series David...

Ron

[BethG]

Great captures! Sure hate to see the pretty bird as a meal though!

[preames]

Terrific action series, but I'm with Beth - hate to see it happen to good looking bird. Gators are supposed to stick to the crawfish and an occasional turtle...

[jeffclow]

Fascinating action sequence.......and great photo work.

Really well done.

[David Alaniz]

Thanks for viewing. The gators are starting to stake out the trails as the birds come down for water. Saw three of them trying to get in better position for a meal. As for the 500mm it was on the tripod most of the time but wanted the practice of BIF....much better but heavy. Still going through a few I will post.

[Stargazer77517]

Amazing David, cool captures.

[DigitalScape]

Excellent action sequence, David. Them gators can be fast!

[corralup]

You want to see something ironic? Here we have a egret eating a reptile and it's not just one it was several. So the way I see it is what comes around goes around. Just in a smaller version. Thanks for sharing that, David.

[ramesh.rao.a]

Oh Man !.. i am thinking what the hell was the bird doing ...
Poor Bird ..