Photography

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2013, 04:04 PM Nov 2013

Right place…right time.

A Bald Eagle with a female Mallard Duck in its talons this morning.

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Right place…right time. (Original Post) Bonhomme Richard Nov 2013 OP

Maybe I have it wrong. Bonhomme Richard Nov 2013 #1

You can say that again. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #2

Wow, you're not kidding! The timing was perfect... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #3

Golly. Solly Mack Nov 2013 #4

Thanks. It makes up for……. Bonhomme Richard Nov 2013 #5

Bluebird also from this morning Bonhomme Richard Nov 2013 #6

Poor ducky.. RSmith320 Nov 2013 #7

OH. This hurts. But the photograph Mira Nov 2013 #8

Maybe right time/right place for you... JohnnyRingo Nov 2013 #9

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

1. Maybe I have it wrong.

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 05:01 PM

Nov 2013

Maybe the duck grabbed the eagle.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

2. You can say that again.

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 05:25 PM

Nov 2013

Perfect timing. This just doesn't happen often. Impressive.

However, I do feel bad about the duck.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,583 posts)

3. Wow, you're not kidding! The timing was perfect...

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 05:36 PM

Nov 2013

For you, for the eagle, but alas, not for the duck.

GREAT shot!

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

4. Golly.

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:06 PM

Nov 2013

Poor ducky. Still...Kudos on the shot.

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

5. Thanks. It makes up for…….

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:21 PM

Nov 2013

freezing my ass off yesterday morning without a single shot.

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

6. Bluebird also from this morning

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 06:25 PM

Nov 2013

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RSmith320

(10 posts)

7. Poor ducky..

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 08:25 PM

Nov 2013

Great capture though! I imagine it all happened very quickly.

Mira

(22,380 posts)

8. OH. This hurts. But the photograph

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 11:24 PM

Nov 2013

seems to me like a life time keeper.
Congrats!

JohnnyRingo

(18,624 posts)

9. Maybe right time/right place for you...

Reply to Bonhomme Richard (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 04:26 AM

Nov 2013

...mallard duck, not so much.

Nice catch.

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