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The Duck Thief

© Bill Houghton

The Duck Thief

Uploaded: June 07, 2006 05:07:16

Description

This Great Blue Heron is up to his old tricks of snatching baby ducks

Comments

Jim Huffield June 07, 2006

Amazing capture Bill. Jim #460158

Brian A. Wolter June 07, 2006

Poor little duck....:( #2863738

Colleen Braun June 07, 2006

very emotional... #2863760

Rakesh Syal level-classic June 07, 2006

Awesome capture, Bill!! #2863795

Carla Metzler June 07, 2006

Excellent, Bill!! #2863986

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe June 07, 2006

A powerful image of nature Bill! Well done! Jeff #2864334

Martin J. Preslar June 07, 2006

WOW! What an amazing capture! I do feel bad for the little duck, but a heron's gotta eat! :) #2864467

Ugur Erkmen June 07, 2006

Great capture Bill. #2865120

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic June 07, 2006

Nice capture Bill. Poor little duck. That is sad. #2866631

Janine Russell level-deluxe June 07, 2006

Bill, poor thing; excellent flight capture. #2866794

Lynne Hoad June 07, 2006

Awww! Awesome capture Bill, but poor little duck!!! #2867377

Bill Houghton June 08, 2006

Thanks everyone for your comments. It was a sad sight, but that's life in the wild. Bill #2870562

Barbara Helgason July 24, 2006

Congratulations Bill, fantastic capture. #3072591

Kenneth Mucke July 24, 2006

WAY TO GO Bill....Congrats on your finalist #3072618

Su Sana E. P level-classic July 24, 2006

Bill, Congratulations on this awesome Finalist! #3072806

Graeme yew Chow July 24, 2006

Bill, congrat on this wonderful finalist ! well done. #3072828

Pamela Shane July 24, 2006

Stunning capture Bill - congratulations
on your wonderful finalist!! :) #3073338

Martin J. Preslar July 25, 2006

I knew this one had "Winner" written all over it! Great capture. Congrats on the Finalist and good luck in the next round! :) #3074119

Mary K. Robison July 25, 2006

Heart-breaking but brilliant capture, Bill ~
Congratulations on your well-deserved finalist, and best of luck next round! #3074151

Bill Houghton July 25, 2006

Many, many thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful comments. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bill #3074897

Anne D. Eigen July 25, 2006

Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Bill! #3075639

Linda D. Lester level-classic July 25, 2006

WOW! I missed this one...awesome catch!
Congratulations! #3075990

Sherry Poole July 25, 2006

Congratulations Bill!! #3076016

Jenny Bosmans July 25, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Bill :) #3077845

Terry L. Ellis level-classic July 25, 2006

Awesome, Bill! Congratulations on this fine finalist! #3078262

Ronald F. Fischer July 25, 2006

Congratulations on this well deserved finalist!! #3078624

Ray Clarke July 25, 2006

Congratulations #3079145

Rakesh Syal level-classic July 26, 2006

Awesome finalist, congrats, Bill!! #3082752

Serena Pierce level-deluxe July 26, 2006

Great capture! Congratulations!! #3086067

Nadya Johnson July 27, 2006

Amazing capture, Bill! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #3089240

R. M. Jenkins December 19, 2006

Poor little duckie! But an amazing capture! #3717557

Mary N C. Taitt February 20, 2007

Stupendous photo. You have so many stupendous photos. I do feel a little sorry for the duckling--somehow I'd rather the heron ate fish. #3969703

Robyn Gwilt June 04, 2007

Wow Bill great capture - bad luck for the duck!!! Your gallery is great - bird photography is eluding me :( any tips on panning / tripod heads / speeds would be great. Lovely!!! #4366456

Derek D. Dafoe July 31, 2007

I feel bad for the duck, but this is awesome!! Added to my favorites!! #4584086

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