Ducking for Dinner

[EOS_User]

Those of a sensitive nature who go 'oooh aaah' over ducklings... look away now...

Was watching this heron (at WWT London) when a Tufted Duck and two ducklings swam right by it; and like greased lightning the heron grabbed one of the ducklings and was away with it before you could blink...

Sadly; the duckling was dispatched in one gulp shortly after. Equally sadly; I missed that bit coz I could get a clean shot behind other visitors... all going 'aaah how sad'! Nature is tough!



DUCKLING FOR DINNER by Lee Brown, on Flickr

[Trev B]

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Excellent shot -- like I always say "That's life in the Jungle"

[TonyT]

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Wow....how is he holding it? the ones I saw with fish had speared right through them.

[pelliott1954]

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Very nice capture. One of the Bu**ers had about 10 of my fish a couple of weeks ago

Regards Paul

[tesarver]

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Beautiful shot Lee.

Tom

[Lepus]

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Given the opportunity and situation I still take similar photos , but have to admit it`s not something I get pleasure from seeing . It is how ever a well taken photo , and definitely something different and interesting in a gruesome sort of way .

[the black fox]

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Good shot of nature in the raw ,herons are buggers for it ,they really like water rails

[Dawesy]

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Great action shot Lee

[EOS_User]

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Excellent shot -- like I always say "That's life in the Jungle"

Survival of the fittest... or... don't be at the bottom of the food chain

Wow....how is he holding it? the ones I saw with fish had speared right through them.

Gripped at the end of its beak; you can see the fold in the ducklings body...

Very nice capture. One of the Bu**ers had about 10 of my fish a couple of weeks ago

Regards Paul

Yep; they're voracious hunters, and those beaks will easily get through mesh netting...

Thanks for looking...

[EOS_User]

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Beautiful shot Lee.

Tom

Many thanks...

Given the opportunity and situation I still take similar photos , but have to admit it`s not something I get pleasure from seeing . It is how ever a well taken photo , and definitely something different and interesting in a gruesome sort of way .

Interestingly had the duckling have been a fish or frog it wouldn't have had the same impact!

Thanks for looking...

[EOS_User]

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Good shot of nature in the raw ,herons are buggers for it ,they really like water rails

I've seen them take almost anything that moves!

Great action shot Lee

Many thanks...

[Lepus]

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Many thanks...



Interestingly had the duckling have been a fish or frog it wouldn't have had the same impact!

Thanks for looking...

The only real difference is not being warm blooded I suppose , though with the increasing rareness of Frogs , I might of muttered something under my breath if I see it happen . We don`t tend to care much about the amount of insects that must get hammered hourly either , and I love seeing raptors , but don `t get pleasure from seeing them kill and eat things I guess its just a human trait some of us have . Though like you have , I would still record it , don`t for one minute think I am knocking anything please Lee , it`s still a good and interesting photo , just a bit on the sad side for my taste .

[EOS_User]

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Hi Fallow; Not a problem for me; each to their own opinion. I'm all for open and frank exchanges of views and rarely take offence!

[Nathaniel]

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Excellent shot. Yes,that is life in the jungle.