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A Right Mouth Full

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Posted by Dale Sutton on September 26, 2010 at 4:09 PM
A Right Mouth Full
Watching these little Egrets fishing they knock the Herons into a cocked hat.
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Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on September 26, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Great shot with fantastic lighting and action! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: Maybe moving the egret to the left might help composition?

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 26, 2010 at 4:17 PM
Crikey!, what a greedy so and so :wink:
Did it manage to swallow it?

You did brilliantly to get it from the front like this.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by jack chapman on September 26, 2010 at 5:32 PM
really a very impressive feat, well done for recording it,composition doesn't really sit with me but not sure what you else you could have done at that distance
Posted by Karen Summers on September 26, 2010 at 5:37 PM
well caught Dale it always amazes me how they get these fish down
Posted by Simon Litten on September 26, 2010 at 5:55 PM
What a sight! Marvelous capture!
I'm with Jack - the composition does look a little awkward as it stands but can't see how you could've made it better.

Simon
Posted by Ian Haskell on September 26, 2010 at 6:10 PM
I have seen a Heron eating a Mallard...Nice capture though. His eyes were bigger than his belly!

Ian
Posted by Andy Gregory on September 26, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Superb shot Dale. Comp. ok with me but portrait would have been better if possible. Well captured. :toast: :toast: :jump: :jump:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 27, 2010 at 2:04 AM
What a great capture. Fantastic image. :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on September 27, 2010 at 3:48 AM
Excellent, light, pose, comedy value....!
Posted by Ron McCombe on September 27, 2010 at 5:07 AM
Love it

I like the front view very much

Ron
Posted by Phil Mclean on September 27, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Well exposed.Super shot Dale.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on September 28, 2010 at 4:20 AM
Hi Dale

I'm genuinely amazed that both this image and your last cormorant post have received so few views/comments considering the strength of both images. This is a real cracker, compositionally of course it could be improved but that takes nothing away from a fantastic bit of behaviour superbly caught and beautifully lit.

Andy
Posted by David Kjaer on September 28, 2010 at 7:33 AM
W :eek: W

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Lee fisher on September 28, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Top shot Dale, a great piece of naturalbehaviour caught here, :toast: :toast:
Lee