Horatio the Brave [Photography Contest Pictures of Animals & Wildlife Photography]
Uploaded: May 16, 2007 07:52:13
This little duck was orphaned when his whole family was killed by an animal...this one small baby survived.He was barely a half day old when it happened and is being raised by me until he can be released again.
Margie Hurwich May 16, 2007
What a sad story...but how wonderful you are to save him. You've captured him perfectly...down to that wonderful little beak! #656457Joan Kocak May 16, 2007
go Horatio! beautiful shot and hats off to you for rescuing him!! #4289367Stephanie Laird May 16, 2007
What a cutie! Awesome image! #4289473Cary Rogers May 16, 2007
Very nice colors, textures, and detail, Elizabeth! Now you will have a feathered friend for life! :-) #4289556Autum Rhoades May 16, 2007
This little guy is so cute! Fantastic rich color, great hi-key background, and terrific detail. I could just reach out and squeeze him. :-) #4289562Teresa Norris May 16, 2007
What a darling little fellow, and what a beautiful portrait of him! I'm sorry he was orphaned, but he's one lucky duck to have you! #4289899Elizabeth J. Bernier May 16, 2007
Thank you Margie,Joan,Stephanie,Cary,Autum,and Teresa.. your kind words are much appreciated!!! Horatio is doing quite well learning about how to be a big duck someday...I take him out each day and he has learned to hunt bugs in my yard already...he is as brave a little hunter of bugs as he is about everything that life has put before him.Thanks for your well wishes for him. #4290157cheryl m. phillips May 16, 2007
YAY HORATIO!!!Kay E. Mahoney May 16, 2007
Nice capture,Elizabeth. He is adorable. Sad story. Glad to hear you came to the rescue of this little one. #4291055Donna J. Eaton May 16, 2007
He is adorable Beth and kudos to you for caring for him and teaching him to be a duck! I hope he continues to do well! #4291118Nick Lagos May 17, 2007
Congrats Beth.....He looks so suave and debonair here....and big congrats to him on catching that big bug by himself yesterday.... well done Horatio :) #4292215Elizabeth J. Bernier May 17, 2007
Thank you Cheryl,Kay,Donna,and Nick!!! Hehe...Nick he is a quick study...he's eating them by the score now! ;) #4295250Lynn Haack May 18, 2007
What a lovely protrait of a little survivor! Saw this on EFP...congrats! Lynn #4299242paul parent May 19, 2007
Great work !I love it ! #4301046
Orsi May 19, 2007
Wonderful photo and story!Love it!!! #4301372Lisa J. Boulden May 19, 2007
Awesome!!! So, so, sweet! --Lisa #4302635Andrew I. Boyd May 23, 2007
How adorable is this:-) #4316316Kay E. Mahoney June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4441590Lynn Haack June 26, 2007
Elizabeth...a BIG Congrats! Lynn #4441668Teresa Norris June 26, 2007
Elizabeth, I'm SO happy to see this one as a finalist...congratulations!!! #4444356Colette M. Metcalf June 27, 2007
Congratulations!!! #4445488Kristi A. Howson June 27, 2007
Awe...I'm so glad to see this one make finalist Luv. I just love this cute and you sure have captured him perfectly. Congratulations and I hope to see this in the next round! #4451106Nick Lagos June 28, 2007
Big big congrats on your Finalist win Bethy....and well done Horatio too.... :) #4454353Teresa Norris June 28, 2007
I still love this portrait of Horatio, and I was SO happy to see it was a finalist! Congratulations, Elizabeth! #4454365Claudia Kuhn January 26, 2008
So cute Beth, missed this one, glad he became a she and had little ones for you to watch over. #5400704Elizabeth J. Bernier January 06, 2009
I'm writing this for anyone that might stop to read the comments here and wants to know what became of this little duck...little Horaito turned out to be a girl...she answers to her name so it couldn't be changed but I rather like it that her name is so different anyway.She is a healthy beautiful full grown duck now and she merged in with the wild population of ducks quite well...she has raised four broods of babies of her own to date and always seeming to love her job as a mama...also some of her offspring have grown and also had babies of their own so she is a grandma now too!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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