So, yesterday at breakfast time, Mr. GBH didn’t have much luck in our backyard. After flying over to the other side of the water to see whether he could find better pickings, he decided to return here just before lunch. He stood for a few minutes peering into the water, then all of a sudden disappeared from view, triumphantly emerging a few seconds later, proudly bearing a very decent catch.
“Wow, look at me now!” he bragged as best he could with his mouth stuffed full of hapless, wriggling fish. “No point in fighting. Your fate is sealed, and there’s no escape for you my fishy friend. Just keep still and and I’ll have you down the hatch in one gulp,” he promised, as he struggled to manoevre his unlucky prey around to a more manageable angle.
In less time than it takes to say “Fish for lunch,” poor Mr. Fishy who had just been out for a bit of Sunday morning swimming practice, found himself right inside his captor’s expanding gullet. With the strains of Pink Floyd’s ‘Goodbye Cruel World’ echoing in his head, he descended into the blackness and mercifully knew no more.
“Well that was absolutely delicious,” said a very satisfied Mr. GBH, as he strutted off to find a shady spot for his siesta.
I hope your week is happier than was Mr. Fishy’s Sunday. Perhaps you’ll be as successful as Mr. GBH. It just takes a bit of patience and perseverance to get the prize.
I’m always amazed at how these guys can swallow such a big fish! It’s be like us trying to swallow a whole baked potato 🙂
Me too, Helen. They have a great capacity for gorging themselves. 😯
Good job catching the action in process. FYI: you will enjoy this beach walk. https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/on-a-beach-walk-no-11/
Thanks, Frank. I did enjoy your beach walk especially as it also had a Mr. GBH. 🙂
Nice photos, but Mr. GH did not remove the scales or fillet the fish!
Thanks, ZL. No, he didn’t seem too fussy about that at all. 🙂
omg! amazing captures Sylvia!!
Thanks, Cybele. There’s always something going on here to entertain me. 🙂
Seems like your eyes are back Sylvis as those captures are amazing ! I thought he might choke of that whopping fish.
Thanks, Sue. My sight is improving, and the zoom on the camera really helps a lot. 🙂
That was a huge fish! Wow. Bon appétit.
Thanks, Brian. He really made short work of that huge fish. 🙂
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Great photos, Sylvia! Mr. GBH got himself a fine fish. 🙂
Thanks, Lavinia. 🙂
Wow, that is a good-size fish! Looks like he managed it quite well.
Yes, he knew exactly what to do with his impressive catch. 🙂 Happy Monday, Patti.
Happy Monday to you!
I love this series, Sylvia! Lovely neighbors and they do oblige don’t they?!!!!
For some reason I can’t see you in my Reader and I realized just now… [this has happened with a few other blogs too… that’s why I missed some of your posts! :-(] Good to see you again! 😉
Thanks so much, Marina. I haven’t been posting very often of late. I’m trying to catch up a bit with my commenting. 🙂 xx
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You have anthropomorphism off to a tea!
Haha. I’m learning all the time. 😅
Great shots, Sylvia!
Thanks, Jill. He’s a great subject. 😘
Great sequence of pictures!
Thanks, Anabel. 🙂
Mr GBH doesn’t seem to get indigestion at all … Amazing .. Great shots! 😀👏
Thanks, Gerrie. 🙂
what an amazing sequence of captures Sylvia- also amazing to see him eat in one giant gulp. Loved your blow by blow!!
Thanks, Lisa. Glad you enjoyed this. 🙂
Wonderful shots.
Thanks, Fi. 🙂
Great sequence
Thanks, Derrick. 🙂
It seems quite clear that Mother GBH never said,” Chew your food, son, before you swallow.” 😉
Or if she did, he chose not to listen.
Haha Yes, His table manners and eating etiquette really do leave much to be desired. 😅
Amazing pictures of his lunch. That is the animal world…
Thanks, Ute. It’s wild out there. 😯 xx
He doesn’t seem too keen on taking his time to enjoy the subtle flavour Sylvia, down in one! 🙂
That’s for certain, Adrian. 😯
Great photos of a hungry mister GBH
Thanks, Marylou.
I like your narrative about Mr. GBH meal. He was all set for the day. I am glad he was satisfied and a little sad for Mr. Fish Head (even with your comforting words “he descended into the blackness and mercifully knew no more”).
Please have a great week.
Thanks so much, YC. I’m so happy that you have some compassion for poor Mr. Fishy. I’m sure he would be very grateful. 😰
Great shots, but I feel a large burp coming on!!! What an enormous fish!
janet
Thanks, Janet. It certainly was enormous. You made me laugh just imagining him burping. 😃
As hy so lekker eet gaan hy binnekort ‘n babatjie vir jou bring
Baie dankie, Tina. xx
One can scarcely believe that he can swallow such a whale!
Well-captured by GBH and AD both!
I ask you- who’d be a fish? 😦 😦 Not sure that I fancy being a heron either, Ad, cos I really don’t like sushi. Hope you’re healing well, hon! 🙂
Thanks, Jo. My eyesight is getting better every day. I Iove Sushi, but couldn’t contemplate eating a whole raw fish. It has to be prettied up a lot before I’ll eat it. 🙂
Streamlined meals for Mr. GBH ~> No mess. No fuss. No clean up.
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Love these pics and enjoyed the humorous commentary too!
Peta
As you can well imagine I look at this with somewhat mixed feelings.
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I’m not surprised at all. 😀 😯