The Duck Thief
Uploaded: June 07, 2006 05:07:16
This Great Blue Heron is up to his old tricks of snatching baby ducks
Jim Huffield June 07, 2006
Amazing capture Bill. Jim #460158Brian A. Wolter June 07, 2006
Poor little duck....:( #2863738Colleen Braun June 07, 2006
very emotional... #2863760
Rakesh Syal
June 07, 2006
Carla Metzler June 07, 2006
Excellent, Bill!! #2863986
Jeff Robinson
June 07, 2006
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! :) #2864467Ugur Erkmen June 07, 2006
Great capture Bill. #2865120
Kay E. Mahoney
June 07, 2006
Janine Russell
June 07, 2006
Lynne Hoad June 07, 2006
Awww! Awesome capture Bill, but poor little duck!!! #2867377Bill Houghton June 08, 2006
Thanks everyone for your comments. It was a sad sight, but that's life in the wild. Bill #2870562Barbara Helgason July 24, 2006
Congratulations Bill, fantastic capture. #3072591Kenneth Mucke July 24, 2006
WAY TO GO Bill....Congrats on your finalist #3072618
Su Sana E. P
July 24, 2006
Graeme yew Chow July 24, 2006
Bill, congrat on this wonderful finalist ! well done. #3072828Pamela Shane July 24, 2006
Stunning capture Bill - congratulationsMartin 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! :) #3074119Mary K. Robison July 25, 2006
Heart-breaking but brilliant capture, Bill ~Bill Houghton July 25, 2006
Many, many thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful comments. I sincerely appreciate it.Anne D. Eigen July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Bill! #3075639
Linda D. Lester
July 25, 2006
Sherry Poole July 25, 2006
Congratulations Bill!! #3076016Jenny Bosmans July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Bill :) #3077845
Terry L. Ellis
July 25, 2006
Ronald F. Fischer July 25, 2006
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist!! #3078624Ray Clarke July 25, 2006
Congratulations #3079145
Rakesh Syal
July 26, 2006
Serena Pierce
July 26, 2006
Nadya Johnson July 27, 2006
Amazing capture, Bill! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #3089240R. M. Jenkins December 19, 2006
Poor little duckie! But an amazing capture! #3717557Mary 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. #3969703Robyn 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!!! #4366456Derek D. Dafoe July 31, 2007
I feel bad for the duck, but this is awesome!! Added to my favorites!! #4584086Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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