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Two years ago during our New Year's break we went to a ryokan on the Ise peninsula, after which I posed about the great quantities of great food we were served. From the seaside balcony of our room on that trip, I happened to catch a few frames of a bird of prey taking the easy route and going with a prepared meal (stealing from a crow) instead of catching one itself....

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Dinner Ready?”

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/180 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Because I Can. Why Do You Ask?”

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
“I Hate To Grab-n-Run, But...”

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
See Ya
when I'm hungry again

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/8, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Daddy's Bringin' Home the Bacon

This was two years ago not only in terms of time, but in equipment and skill as well, so the shots aren't great, but I thought it was at least a bit interesting.