Young Florida Gator vs. Hungry Dove

I took this picture this June (2006) in the pond in my backyard. It turns out that while the dove in the left of the picture was trying to feed on the bird seeds my neighbor puts on the grass, this little gator sneaked in. The dove was aware of my presence while I was trying to take this picture, and my only worry besides taking the picture was that the gator would take advantage to jump into action and secure the meal. Fortunately for the dove, it lived beyond this episode since it flew away when the gator jumped out of the water.