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A tiny black-bellied whistling duckling separated from his Mom and siblings...poor little thing was completely overwhelmed by the immensity of the pond and which way to go to find his family...so I took advantage of him finally slowing down long enough for a photo! :) They move soooo fast! And yes, he did make it back to his family with a lot of instructional "whistling" along the way...black-bellied whistlers really do make this weird sort of whistling sound!

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dmd-photo-art.com - Dominick M. Dimacale

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Great animal image, Val!


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October 15, 2011

 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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  Great title for this wonderful capture, Val.


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October 15, 2011

 

Gord MacEachern
  This sure has the big awwwwww factor Val. An incredible sharp lovely capture!!
Hope he found his family, lol..


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October 15, 2011

 

Monnie Ryan
  They do scoot along at a good clip, don't they? This one's just adorable, Val!


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October 15, 2011

 
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  Sooo cute Michelle ... I hope he found his way!


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October 15, 2011

 
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  How absolutely adorable, Val! Wow, you did a fantastic job of catching him up so close! Great color, comp, and detail!


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October 15, 2011

 

Tammy Espino
  What a cute little critter!! :) A super capture ~


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October 15, 2011

 

Robert R. Goodman
  Hi Valarie,Beautiful capture my friend.What a little cutie,great detail and lighting.I was able to make it back into valley last night,Just in time to catch the first carnival of the season!!!


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October 15, 2011

 
- Ann Coates

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  I have seen that sheer panic in ducklings many times when they realise mum isn't around anymore. I hope they got reunited. This is a gorgeous image Valarie.


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October 15, 2011

 

Carol L. Fowler
  Cute little guy. Hope Lassie came along and saved the day


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October 15, 2011

 

Julianne Bradford
  Just beautiful Val!! I hope he found his way back to the brood


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October 15, 2011

 
valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman

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  Thanks everyone - I should have mentioned that this little fellow did find his way back to Mom and siblings...and Dad, too! Both parents take an active part in raising their little brood. Wonderful to watch Mom, Dad and their tiny ones making their way thru the water lilies.


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October 15, 2011

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  A beautiful story & just as beautiful image here, Val! The tones, tones,detail, clarity & focus are exceptional, my friend! Winner inmy book! Endearing!!!


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October 15, 2011

 

Patti Coblentz
  Certainly a winner in all ways...the story and the image, Val!! He is so sweet. Your comp and soft focus are beautiful!!


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October 15, 2011

 

Nadia Paul
  You are such a talented photographer and storyteller Val - such a cute subject, so beautifully captured - wonderful work my friend!


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October 15, 2011

 
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  Way cute and glad he made it back to his family.


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October 16, 2011

 
buffalogalphotos.com - Terry Cervi

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  WHEW!!! I was sure happy to hear that the little guy made it back to his family Ms V! Or else I was hoping that you were going to adopt him! Maybe introduce him to JD. What a cuteie he is. I don't think I've ever seen a whistling duck, maybe we don't have them around here. What a sweet capture, Ms V!


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October 16, 2011

 
- Leslie McLain

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  Adorable capture and a great story, too.


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October 17, 2011

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Sooo beautiful!!


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October 17, 2011

 

Thomas E. Hinds
  This is a winner in my eyes, Val, like Patti said above! I love everything about it including the fact it made its way back to mom! Beautiful work!


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October 17, 2011

 

Ellen Hodges
  Such a cute and excellent capture, Val!!! Hope that ll is well!!


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October 17, 2011

 
- Heather Loewenhardt

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  Aw what a story Val. You sure did get a stellar shot of this little guy.


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October 17, 2011

 
- Reynaldo D. Reyes

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  It's an enjoyable capture Val and excellent story telling that has a happy ending. I love happy endings, a great picture and tale I can share with my very young nieces that I'm sure are gonna be thrilled. This will go well on a children's story and book cover.


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October 18, 2011

 

Rona L. Schwarz
  Wonderful capture of this little one, Val! The detail and clarity are marvelous! I had sort of a similar post quite a while back of a little duckling on a lily pad frantically looking for his mother - but yours is so much better!


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October 18, 2011

 
valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman

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  Thanks so much everyone for your comments on this little fella - appreciate the stop-by!


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October 19, 2011

 

Julie Burnett
  Stunning clarity, color and composition, Val. He is so sweet looking, so glad he got reunited with his family!!


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October 21, 2011

 

Don Christiana
  Val, I love stories with happy endings. Great image with beautiful color and details. Have a great day.


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October 21, 2011

 
- Kathy Salerni

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  Beautiful story, wonderful ending and an outstanding capture of this little guy, Val! I know we will see this again!


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October 25, 2011

 
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