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Uploaded: October 15, 2011 | Entered: July 04, 2014 11:43:36
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
Dominick M. Dimacale October 15, 2011
Great animal image, Val!
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Tammy M. Anderson October 15, 2011
Great title for this wonderful capture, Val. #9736279Gord MacEachern October 15, 2011
This sure has the big awwwwww factor Val. An incredible sharp lovely capture!!Monnie Ryan October 15, 2011
They do scoot along at a good clip, don't they? This one's just adorable, Val! #9736322Agnes Fegan October 15, 2011
Sooo cute Michelle ... I hope he found his way! #9736347Ann H. Belus October 15, 2011
How absolutely adorable, Val! Wow, you did a fantastic job of catching him up so close! Great color, comp, and detail! #9736471Tammy Espino October 15, 2011
What a cute little critter!! :) A super capture ~ #9736660Robert 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!!! #9736664Ann Coates 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. #9736747Carol L. Fowler October 15, 2011
Cute little guy. Hope Lassie came along and saved the day #9736889Julianne Bradford October 15, 2011
Just beautiful Val!! I hope he found his way back to the brood #9736910Val Feldman 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. #9736961Patrick Rouzes 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!!! #9737517Patti 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!! #9737565Nadia Paul October 15, 2011
You are such a talented photographer and storyteller Val - such a cute subject, so beautifully captured - wonderful work my friend! #9737768Emile Abbott October 16, 2011
Way cute and glad he made it back to his family. #9738941Terry Cervi 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! #9739333Leslie McLain October 17, 2011
Adorable capture and a great story, too. #9740121Shelly A. Van Camp October 17, 2011
Sooo beautiful!! #9741385Thomas 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! #9741576Ellen Hodges October 17, 2011
Such a cute and excellent capture, Val!!! Hope that ll is well!! #9741587Heather Loewenhardt October 17, 2011
Aw what a story Val. You sure did get a stellar shot of this little guy. #9741688Reynaldo D. Reyes 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. #9744889Rona 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! #9745401Val Feldman October 19, 2011
Thanks so much everyone for your comments on this little fella - appreciate the stop-by! #9747767Julie Burnett October 21, 2011
Stunning clarity, color and composition, Val. He is so sweet looking, so glad he got reunited with his family!! #9752115Don Christiana October 21, 2011
Val, I love stories with happy endings. Great image with beautiful color and details. Have a great day. #9752694Kathy Salerni October 25, 2011
Beautiful story, wonderful ending and an outstanding capture of this little guy, Val! I know we will see this again! #9763260Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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