Very nice read and some nice National Geographic-like pics too skeet. I've always kept an eye out for several species of prey seeking water birds... and have been quite amazed on more than one occasion just how aggressive and even down right "nervy" some of these opportunistic feeders can or will be. I had one occasion when I was spider rigging off the bow when I turned around to see a young blue heron perched on my outboard motor only 10 or 12 feet from me and another time when a bald eagle swooped in and plucked a gut hooked undersized throwback out of the water that was struggling on the water surface only 10 feet or so from the boat. The worst part of it was not having the presence of mind or fast enough reflexes to get pics of either, although I would have loved to have gotten both of those pics. Thanks for sharing your day with the rest of us.