Fishing Cat with Catch at Derby Reed Bed

Cool blue twilight washes the edge of a reed bed near Derby, leaving the air still after a storm. A fishing cat stands low to the ground, its fur matted with water and darkened by the damp. The animal holds a silver fish firmly in its jaws, the prey's scales catching the last faint light. Tall reeds rise around the cat, their green tips swaying slightly in the clearing breeze. Mud rests on the cat's paws, mixing with the wet grass. The background fades into a soft, deep blue haze where the sky meets the horizon. one drop of water falls from the cat's whisker onto the fish's side.