HE MUST HAVE HEARD A MOUSE SOUND AS THE VEGETATION IS VERY DENSE AND HEAVY HERE.
THE DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AWAY SO I WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL I GOT A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS


HE SAT ON THE GROUND FOR APPROX ONE MINUTE MOVING HIS HEAD LISTENING AND LOOKING


SUDDENLY HE LEAPED INTO THE AIR


A COUPLE OF WING BEATS AND HE MOVED APPROX 10 FEET


AGAIN SUDDENLY HE DOVE INTO THE HEAVY COVER


HE APPEARS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL, BUT ACTUALLY HAS INCREDIBLE AGILITY FOR PRECISE MOVEMENT


HE IS DIVING AND MAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS AS HE DIVES ON THE MOUSE

I LOST SIGHT OF HIM IN THE GRASS AND WHEN HE ROSE, MY FOCUS WAS OFF SO I DID NOT CAPTURE HIS LAUNCH


THIS IS THE FIRST FOCUSED SHOT I GOT SHOWING THE SUCCESSFUL CAPTURE
HE HAD FLOWN QUITE A WAYS AND INTO CLOUDY AREA


GAINING ALTITUDE


UP AND OVER THE TREES