This Great Blue Heron has snagged a tasty water snake in the late afternoon.
After awhile the heron put the snake down, apparently to see if it was still moving. Once it was dead, the bird swallowed it in a single gulp.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Canaveral, FLA.
Canon EOS 7D; EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM at 400mm; 1/500 sec; f/13; ISO 400