Yesterday in my first shot I was about 8 to 9 feet away from a bird taking a picture. To my surprise I found out that the bird that I was taking a picture of still about 8 to 9 ft away and I were not alone. The second picture shows what popped out of the water trying to get dinner. Neither of the pictures have been cropped and are shown as they were taken. I had no idea the alligator was even there. Where the jaws are is exactly where the bird was a split second ago. The bird was just a little faster and did get away. I guess you never know what might happen on a picture taking outing. It happened soooo fast, I wish I had gotten the bird in the frame also but I feel lucky that I managed to get the alligator under these circumstances, Jeff