It was beginning to rain in the thick jungle and Dylan was sliding a bit in the tree.
Then he saw it.
It was really just a blur, grayish with gold and black feathers, and a long lizard-like tail that whipped around, smashing small trees and bushes.
The tuna he’d used as bait was instantly gone.
Dylan tried to get pictures but it moved too fast. Luckily he had a video set up on a tree that was set off by motion. But he worried that the misty rain may have interfered with the clarity of the shot. Moving just an inch at a time he edged down the tree, realizing for the first time that the jungle had grown deadly quiet.