Great Blue Heron with Bass

Saw this Great Blue fly off with a bass this morning at the neighborhood lake.

Canon 7D2, 400 f4 DO IS II, 1.4x TC III, monopod
ISO 800, f5.6, 1/1600s

Any comments appreciated.

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What a catch, for you and him, Allen. Love the position of the wings, the position of the fish, and everything is sharp. Great in flight shot!

This is a marvelous capture. Ideally, I would like to have a little more room in front of the bird and perhaps a little more on top. Very nice wing position.

Superb catch here for both of you. excellent color, detail, background and environment. There is some noise in the larger version.

Nice to get the catch, and good timing on the fish position. If you wanted it would work easily reframing with content aware crop, maybe so that the eye is in the middle? I’d say the bass is hardly more than a healthy snack for this guy.