Finder's Keepers [Contest Finalists June 2011]
Uploaded: June 06, 2011 04:06:47
Sandhill Crane - Caldwell Park Zoo, Tyler, TX - October 2010
This fellow had the best time ever with a child's rubber duckie he apparently found...throwing it up in the air and catching it, dunking it in a mud puddle over and over, then parading around with it to show it off to his buddies...an hour after I first spotted him with it, he still had it dangling from his beak...
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Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 2/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 250.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Courtenay Vanderbilt June 06, 2011
Oh how funny! Good thing he didn't try to swallow it! Terrific portrait, Val! #1383016Val Feldman June 06, 2011
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kewl title for this lovely capture
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Tammy M. Anderson June 06, 2011
Excellent details and great catch, Val. Love this. #9446192Alan L. Borror June 06, 2011
Great capture and a great story, Val! #9446196Agnes Fegan June 06, 2011
Doesn't look like he's going to give that up any time soon! Cute capture and title! #9446244Gina Cormier June 06, 2011
OMG!! That is one cool image Val!!! What a capture! I think we will see this again!!!!! #9446245Kay E. Mahoney June 06, 2011
Nice capture, Val. He is beautiful. Loved the story. #9446264Karen Bacon June 06, 2011
A great capture Val!and an interesting story too! #9446265Amy M. Wilson June 06, 2011
Too funny... that's great that he was having such fun! Great capture, details and info, Val!! #9446372Monnie Ryan June 06, 2011
Nothing like a new toy, I guess! Just too cute, Val! #9446397Bonnie C. Lackey June 06, 2011
Oh my, don't you wonder just what he was thinking! What a cool catch, Val! #9446409Terry Cervi June 06, 2011
Oh Ms V! What a cute story and shot of this crane! How adorable! I hope he didn't try to eat it either! #9446455Patricia Seidler June 06, 2011
LOL. He probably thought he hit the jackpot for dinner! Great detail and capture Val! #9446467Gord MacEachern June 06, 2011
LOL... this is such a super one in a million capture Val. The story is priceless!!!! Love it!! #9446495Robert R. Goodman June 06, 2011
Hi Valarie,LOL!!!That is a favorite my friend.Where in the world did he find that.Beautiful capture,wonderful clarity and detail!!!! #9446533Julianne Bradford June 06, 2011
Now THAT'S an unusual capture Val! Makes me think of the contest that Canon is having called Imagin8tion in conjunction with Ron Howard. Check it out on YouTube..type in canon and imagin8tion. I think you should enter this one! :-) #9446718Ann Coates June 06, 2011
Well, now that's one of the funniest things I have seen a bird do. I didn't know that they played. Terrific image here Val. #9446791Kathy Salerni June 06, 2011
OMG, this is the cutest capture, Val! When I first saw this, I wondered what that colorful thingy in his mouth was?!! Wow, a rubber ducky!! Think we will see this again! #9446907Anita Hogue June 06, 2011
Oh, this is just too cute! What a super capture and your title is wonderful! #9446958Tammy Espino June 06, 2011
Love the story to go along with this capture!!! :) #9446992Nadia Paul June 06, 2011
Well this is certainly the catch of the day my friend! Wonderful light and detail, not to mention story and title. #9447058Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 06, 2011
What a fabulous find and capture, Val! Awesome image! :-) k #9447143Carol L. Fowler June 06, 2011
Great bird-toy! Everybody needs a favorite toy for fun! #9447215Rony Sagy June 06, 2011
Fantastic capture, Val. #9447222Mary Dimitriw June 07, 2011
That's amazing! He looks so proud of his treasure. Awesome clarity and capture Val, love it! #9447986Emile Abbott June 07, 2011
Babies come in all shapes and sizes and species. We all love to play with the "Rubber Ducky" Glad you got the capture Val #9448838Phyllis H. Burchett June 07, 2011
Aside from the toy he's found to play with this is a fabulous Sandhill portrait Val!!! #9449254Heather Loewenhardt June 07, 2011
What a fantastic image and story. What fun this would be to watch. Your detail is terrific. #9449406Julie Burnett June 08, 2011
Love this, Val!! I'm smiling ear to ear. Great find and fantastic clarity and composition in this fun, fun capture!! I would have loved to see it!! #9450059Val Feldman June 08, 2011
Thanks all for stopping by and commenting - always nice and much appreciated! ~Val #9450412Linda D. Lester June 08, 2011
I love to hear they have a fun side to them....excellent find and what fun! #9450457Ron McEwan June 08, 2011
Val, I am amazed at the detail you got here. An excellent wild life shot in every way. #9450776Rony Sagy June 08, 2011
Ahh, so beautiful a capture of a self content Sandhill Crane. #9450830Val Feldman June 08, 2011
Thank you Linda, Ron and Rony! #9451119Joannie Bertucci June 09, 2011
Only in Texas Val! :-) Well as a Texas crane he sure was smart enough to know what to do with it...play! Outstanding details, lighting, colors and exposure Val! #9451373Val Feldman June 09, 2011
Yep, you're so right, Joannie! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting - much appreciated!! ~Val #9452461SaMi Martin June 10, 2011
Wonderful capture Val; I had no idea they played and never saw one pick up anything but a fish. #9454053Leslie McLain June 12, 2011
An amazing capture, Val. #9456481Ellen Hodges June 12, 2011
Most distinctive and cute capture, ever, Val!! The detail is SUPERB!!! #9456796Candice C. Calhoun June 13, 2011
How fun is THAT? Magnificent photo, absolutely LOVE this one!ccc #9458195
Amanda J. Tanner June 13, 2011
What a wonderful Capture Val! I guess they like to play also! Nice Work! #9459131Deborah Lewinson June 13, 2011
LOL, Val, great capture for you and the crane!Debby #9459425
Kathy Cline June 17, 2011
So adorable ValAgnes Fegan July 28, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Val! #9561007Ellen Hodges July 28, 2011
Huge congrats and very best luck with this awesome finalist, Val!!! Love it!! #9561405Robert R. Goodman July 28, 2011
A big congratulations my friend,WTG Valarie!!! #9561476Ron McEwan July 28, 2011
Super congrats Val on getting SILVER on this magnificent image WTG #9561510Heather Loewenhardt July 28, 2011
Congratulations Val. So glad to see this with a silver medal. Good luck in the finals. #9561734Amy M. Wilson July 28, 2011
Huge congratulations on your awesome Finalist and best of luck in the next round, Val!!! WTG #9561800Freddy Bland July 29, 2011
Wonderful Finalist, Val! Perfect timing! Many congratulations to you, my Texas friend!!! #9562482Julie Burnett July 29, 2011
I still get a huge smile when looking at this, Val, HUGE congratulations on this fabulous finalist, and you know I wish you the best in the next round!! #9562918Phyllis H. Burchett July 29, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful Finalist Val! #9563868Gina Cormier July 29, 2011
<----I knew it!! Congrats!! :-) #9563924Linda D. Lester July 29, 2011
This is awesome....Congratulations!!! #9564354Lorna Shutter July 29, 2011
I love this!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your 2 well-deserved Finalist Awards, Val!!!!! They're both fabulous images!!! Good luck in the next round, my friend!!! :)Patrick Rouzes July 29, 2011
Heyyy, Val-Congratulations & good luck, my friend! #9564592Don Christiana July 29, 2011
Val, another great Finalist, good luck in the next round. Have a great day. #9564617Diane E. Deming July 29, 2011
Val, I recently learned that horses play with toys; something I would never have believed if I hadn't seen it myself. Now a sandhill crane playing with a toy is really something. Congratulations on your finalist. Super shot! #9564643Karen Bacon July 29, 2011
So glad to see this in the winners' circle! Congratulations on your finalist Val! #9564705JO ANN CLEVELAND July 29, 2011
Congratulation on this awesome finalistjo ann c.
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R. J. Laudenbacher July 29, 2011
Val...only you could be lucky enough to find such a wonderful event to capture. This is such a fantastic finalist that I sure hope to see it with the Gold. Congratulations! #9564841Tammy M. Anderson July 29, 2011
Congrats Val on this outstanding finalist. #9564925Bojan Bencic July 29, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Val. #9565052Reynaldo D. Reyes July 29, 2011
What a finalist, Congrats Val, all the best on the next round! #9565363Nadia Paul July 29, 2011
No surprises here my friend - congrats on your beautiful finalist Val! #9566429Debra R. Harder July 29, 2011
OMG...this is awesome, Val! Huge congratulations on your BRILLIANT finalist! Deb #9566767Rona L. Schwarz July 29, 2011
Hysterical - I can't believe this, Val! What a marvelous capture of him, too! How amazing and cute! I love the sandhills - always shoot them migrating here in Indiana and I know they are very social - but a toy is something else. I wonder, did it squeak? Anyway, super congrats on a fabulous image! #9567746Kathy Salerni July 29, 2011
I knew this would be picked!!1 Totally cool and different Sandhill Crane image, Val! Huge congrats on this well deserved Finalist, my friend! #9567960Merna L. Nobile July 30, 2011
Imagine it. Feel it. Receive it. Congratulations, your entry was very special and thanks for sharing it with all of us. Merna Nobile #9568129Emile Abbott July 31, 2011
Well you got the rubber ducky with this one Val. Congratulation on your finalist. WTG. #9572136Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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