New Blue was displaying some very unusual behavior, that I've never witnessed
from him before. For several minutes, he flew back and forth across the lagoon,
performing small circles, as a raptor does when spotting a ground animal to hunt.
Then suddenly, after a brief landing on shore, he appeared to spot a goldfish
about 30 feet from the shoreline where he was standing.
All at once he took to flight, and grabbed his lunch "to go", with barely a touchdown.
Until I witnessed this episode, the only way I've seen New Blue fish
is by wading along the shoreline, and diving for what he sees in front of him.
This was a new fishing technique he was performing. I just love animal behavior!