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Posted by Toe on 20:57:05 01/27/14
I was drift fishing off Key Largo late yesterday in 250' of water when a Parasitic Jaeger flew past the boat just over the waves heading SE. It looked like it was on a mission, and a couple hundred yards out I was what it was: he quickly gained altitude and started chasing a Royal Tern that was feeding on a
weedline offshore of me. I had my camera nearby, but I was tending the lines and was caught by surprise as the jaeger flew by the first time. But, the Tern tried to get away from the jaeger by heading for shallower water and flew straight at my boat, with the jaeger in pursuit. I quickly grabbed the camera
and got a couple of shots. The jaeger must have seen the tern from far away, and camouflaged his attack by flying low to the water. After he gave up on the tern, he then went after a Painted Bunting! They are definitely mean birds, but it's their nature.
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