The Duck Thief [Contest Finalists June 2006]
Uploaded: June 07, 2006 05:07:16
This Great Blue Heron is up to his old tricks of snatching baby ducks
Jim Huffield June 07, 2006
Amazing capture Bill. Jim #460158Brian A. Wolter June 07, 2006
Poor little duck....:( #2863738Colleen Braun June 07, 2006
very emotional... #2863760Rakesh Syal June 07, 2006
Awesome capture, Bill!! #2863795Carla Metzler June 07, 2006
Excellent, Bill!! #2863986Jeff Robinson June 07, 2006
A powerful image of nature Bill! Well done! Jeff #2864334Martin J. Preslar June 07, 2006
WOW! What an amazing capture! I do feel bad for the little duck, but a heron's gotta eat! :) #2864467Ugur Erkmen June 07, 2006
Great capture Bill. #2865120Kay E. Mahoney June 07, 2006
Nice capture Bill. Poor little duck. That is sad. #2866631Janine Russell June 07, 2006
Bill, poor thing; excellent flight capture. #2866794Lynne Hoad June 07, 2006
Awww! Awesome capture Bill, but poor little duck!!! #2867377Bill Houghton June 08, 2006
Thanks everyone for your comments. It was a sad sight, but that's life in the wild. Bill #2870562Barbara Helgason July 24, 2006
Congratulations Bill, fantastic capture. #3072591Kenneth Mucke July 24, 2006
WAY TO GO Bill....Congrats on your finalist #3072618Su Sana E. P July 24, 2006
Bill, Congratulations on this awesome Finalist! #3072806Graeme yew Chow July 24, 2006
Bill, congrat on this wonderful finalist ! well done. #3072828Pamela Shane July 24, 2006
Stunning capture Bill - congratulationsMartin J. Preslar July 25, 2006
I knew this one had "Winner" written all over it! Great capture. Congrats on the Finalist and good luck in the next round! :) #3074119Mary K. Robison July 25, 2006
Heart-breaking but brilliant capture, Bill ~Bill Houghton July 25, 2006
Many, many thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful comments. I sincerely appreciate it.Anne D. Eigen July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Bill! #3075639Linda D. Lester July 25, 2006
WOW! I missed this one...awesome catch!Sherry Poole July 25, 2006
Congratulations Bill!! #3076016Jenny Bosmans July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Bill :) #3077845Terry L. Ellis July 25, 2006
Awesome, Bill! Congratulations on this fine finalist! #3078262Ronald F. Fischer July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist!! #3078624Ray Clarke July 25, 2006
Congratulations #3079145Rakesh Syal July 26, 2006
Awesome finalist, congrats, Bill!! #3082752Serena Pierce July 26, 2006
Great capture! Congratulations!! #3086067Nadya Johnson July 27, 2006
Amazing capture, Bill! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #3089240R. M. Jenkins December 19, 2006
Poor little duckie! But an amazing capture! #3717557Mary N C. Taitt February 20, 2007
Stupendous photo. You have so many stupendous photos. I do feel a little sorry for the duckling--somehow I'd rather the heron ate fish. #3969703Robyn Gwilt June 04, 2007
Wow Bill great capture - bad luck for the duck!!! Your gallery is great - bird photography is eluding me :( any tips on panning / tripod heads / speeds would be great. Lovely!!! #4366456Derek D. Dafoe July 31, 2007
I feel bad for the duck, but this is awesome!! Added to my favorites!! #4584086Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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