A day out exploring nature in coastal Texas with his grandfather turned into a once-in-a-lifetime moment forJacob Hall.

It wasn’t until he looked at his viewfinder that he understood the incredible reason.

Hall hadn’t realized it when he snapped his photographs, but a bobcat was stalking the blue heron.

Bobcat leaping on a heron in flight

In Hall’s first photo, the bobcat is visible in the lower right-hand side behind some vegetation.

The feline stares intently at the heron, likely calculating its next move.

Its legs fly out nearly parallel to the water in a stunning show of athleticism.

Bobcat watching a heron

I was completely in shock and couldnt believe what I had just done, he tells My Modern Met.

Capturing both of those photos is something that I will never forget.

I basically didnt know the bobcat was there until afterward.

Bobcat watching a heron

I was just in the right place at the right time.

Hall’s photograph was even published by the U.S. ## Don’t see the feline?

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Bobcat leaping on a heron in flight

Detail

The bobcat then made an incredible leap and snatched its prey out of the sky.