What, no fish?

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Description

After paddling out to an island off Groton, CT, I spent several enjoyable minutes watching a group of common terns swooping over the water feeding on bait fish. Although I was never able to capture an actual “catch” I did spy this humorous scene off in the distance.

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All comments and suggestions are welcome and thanks for viewing. Cropped quite a bit so sharpness suffered.

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Fuji X-H2, XF70-300 with 1.4 diopter, ISO 1000, f/8, 1/2000s, 404mm.

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Nice interaction, Jim. It actually held up pretty well to the crop. It fits your title well.

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Nice shot Jim with a good flight pose from the top bird and more interest added by the viewing bird on bottom. I can see what you mean by image quality being affected by the crop but it’s not too bad. Interesting image.

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Good flight pose and interaction between the two. Your title fits the image well.

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Thank you @Dennis_Plank , @Allen_Sparks , and @Allen_Brooks for viewing my submission and your kind remarks.