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Home Alone

© Val Feldman
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Home Alone

Uploaded: October 15, 2011 | Entered: July 04, 2014 11:43:36

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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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Exif: F Number: 5.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 3125/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 280, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 195.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7000

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict October 15, 2011

Great animal image, Val!


Dominick #1415497

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 15, 2011

Great title for this wonderful capture, Val. #9736279

Gord MacEachern October 15, 2011

This sure has the big awwwwww factor Val. An incredible sharp lovely capture!!
Hope he found his family, lol.. #9736304

Monnie Ryan October 15, 2011

They do scoot along at a good clip, don't they? This one's just adorable, Val! #9736322

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe October 15, 2011

Sooo cute Michelle ... I hope he found his way! #9736347

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe October 15, 2011

How absolutely adorable, Val! Wow, you did a fantastic job of catching him up so close! Great color, comp, and detail! #9736471

Tammy Espino October 15, 2011

What a cute little critter!! :) A super capture ~ #9736660

Robert R. Goodman October 15, 2011

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!!! #9736664

Ann Coates level-classic October 15, 2011

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. #9736747

Carol L. Fowler October 15, 2011

Cute little guy. Hope Lassie came along and saved the day #9736889

Julianne Bradford October 15, 2011

Just beautiful Val!! I hope he found his way back to the brood #9736910

Val Feldman level-deluxe October 15, 2011

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. #9736961

Patrick Rouzes level-classic October 15, 2011

A beautiful story & just as beautiful image here, Val! The tones, tones,detail, clarity & focus are exceptional, my friend! Winner inmy book! Endearing!!! #9737517

Patti Coblentz October 15, 2011

Certainly a winner in all ways...the story and the image, Val!! He is so sweet. Your comp and soft focus are beautiful!! #9737565

Nadia Paul October 15, 2011

You are such a talented photographer and storyteller Val - such a cute subject, so beautifully captured - wonderful work my friend! #9737768

Emile Abbott level-deluxe October 16, 2011

Way cute and glad he made it back to his family. #9738941

Terry Cervi level-deluxe October 16, 2011

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! #9739333

Leslie McLain level-classic October 17, 2011

Adorable capture and a great story, too. #9740121

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic October 17, 2011

Sooo beautiful!! #9741385

Thomas E. Hinds October 17, 2011

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! #9741576

Ellen Hodges October 17, 2011

Such a cute and excellent capture, Val!!! Hope that ll is well!! #9741587

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic October 17, 2011

Aw what a story Val. You sure did get a stellar shot of this little guy. #9741688

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic October 18, 2011

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. #9744889

Rona L. Schwarz October 18, 2011

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! #9745401

Val Feldman level-deluxe October 19, 2011

Thanks so much everyone for your comments on this little fella - appreciate the stop-by! #9747767

Julie Burnett October 21, 2011

Stunning clarity, color and composition, Val. He is so sweet looking, so glad he got reunited with his family!! #9752115

Don Christiana October 21, 2011

Val, I love stories with happy endings. Great image with beautiful color and details. Have a great day. #9752694

Kathy Salerni level-classic October 25, 2011

Beautiful story, wonderful ending and an outstanding capture of this little guy, Val! I know we will see this again! #9763260

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