Flying Fish

Our good buddy Mr. A was having himself a fun time in the salt marsh last night. He was sloshing around in a land locked pool of water that was created by the low tide. A lot of fish were trapped in there and Mr. A knew it. Here he was banging his nose against the edge of the pool after herding a group of fish into a corner. The panicked fish were jumping all over in an attempt to escape the hungry alligator. A few lucky fish managed to survive and lived to tell the tale and swim another day!

26 thoughts on “Flying Fish”

vastlycurious.com on October 18, 2013 at 7:48 pm said:

I think you need to get a job with National Geographic if you haven’t already ! Amazing! Is this an Estuary ? Once on a cruise I watched Flying Silver fish all night from my balcony but not nearly so close of course.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 18, 2013 at 9:55 pm said:
  
  I appreciate your very kind words thanks!
  This is a salt water inlet that is tide dependent.
  
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  - vastlycurious.com on October 19, 2013 at 7:52 pm said:
    
    Really cool photographs !
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on October 20, 2013 at 2:46 pm said:
      
      Thanks so much!
      
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Gunta on October 18, 2013 at 8:54 pm said:

A quick and urgent lesson in flying technique…. 😉

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- Phil Lanoue on October 18, 2013 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  Those fish were trying to be very quick!
  
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Rick Alonzo Photography on October 18, 2013 at 8:59 pm said:

Wow very neat! I have never seen that before!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 18, 2013 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you enjoyed seeing this Rick.
  
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Amy on October 18, 2013 at 9:00 pm said:

Incredible capture, Phil! I agree with vastlycurious…

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- Phil Lanoue on October 18, 2013 at 9:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you Amy I really appreciate it!
  
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grasberry on October 18, 2013 at 9:16 pm said:

cool! Excellent shots, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 18, 2013 at 9:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking these out Gareth!
  
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foxleylady on October 19, 2013 at 9:52 am said:

He looks rather pleased with himself, doesn’t he?!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 19, 2013 at 10:18 am said:
  
  He sure does Maggie. He was at it for quite a while too, I don’t know how he moved he had to be so stuffed!
  
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Katariina Partala on October 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm said:

Wow! I didn’t know alligators are that smart! 😀

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- Phil Lanoue on October 19, 2013 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  Sometimes it seems like they are juuuuust smart enough.. 😀
  
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Patrizia M. on October 19, 2013 at 3:54 pm said:

Sembra che giochino ed invece poverini scappano!!
Belle foto, sei fantastico 🙂
Ciao, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on October 19, 2013 at 6:12 pm said:
  
  Grazie per il check-out queste foto Pat! 😀
  
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Lyle Krahn on October 19, 2013 at 3:56 pm said:

I’m sure the fish that survived will have hair raising stories to tell to their kids!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 19, 2013 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  They have stories to tell for sure! But will anyone believe them?!
  
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The Dancing Rider on October 19, 2013 at 5:59 pm said:

Could feel the action through the shots. Yikes. Mr. A must have been snapping away!

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- Phil Lanoue on October 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  He sure was snapping away and he was at it for quite a long time, he had to be quite full.
  
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janmasyn on October 20, 2013 at 2:18 pm said:

Those are Incredible shots Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 20, 2013 at 2:47 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you liked these Jan.
  
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Deb W. Trotter on October 20, 2013 at 9:08 pm said:

You are so good at being in the right place with your camera at the right time! Great (and funny, although not for the fish) photos, Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on October 24, 2013 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  I did find myself laughing a bit at the plight of the poor fish as they jumped about wildly. But I’m sure the fish do not see it that way at all, but so it goes in nature.
  Thanks Deb!
  
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