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Uploaded: 03/21/08 4:56 AM GMT
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I think this pigeon thought he was a duck and got the shock of his life when he tried to land on a lilly pad! Mercifully he managed a soggy escape, with nothing more than ruffled wet feathers and a dent in his pigeon pride! (Sorry this is not as sharp as it could be, but this isn't an everyday event, so it was a case of hear splash, grab camera, point and shoot!)

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::dleuty
03/21/08 7:32 AM GMT
It looks like if your leave our all the expletives, he didn't say a thing. You really captured the expression of sheer panic. I'll bet he never lands on another lily pad for a while.
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::casechaser
03/21/08 9:01 AM GMT
There seems to be many lilly pads beckoning me each day with their evil intent and I have had that awful realization upon the landing that not all is as it should be. You captured that look of dispair, so very well, in that poor bird's eye.
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::Toto_san
03/21/08 12:24 AM GMT
A very funny moment for us...and not for this bird. You really caught something rare here. Lovely. Thank you, Ann.
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For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, His eternal power and Godhead;... Rom 1:20
.Inkeri
03/21/08 1:13 PM GMT
Lovely shot with Beautiful colors..
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.Genver
03/21/08 4:41 PM GMT
Very good pigeon view and colors,lovely picture.
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.Sharker
03/21/08 5:37 PM GMT
A very oportune, curious and fantastic shot: !splash!
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::elkay
03/21/08 7:12 PM GMT
Very well captured, Ann! He looks a little bit confused. It's still clear for a point-and-shoot.

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God's magnificent creation is full of beauty waiting to be captured - when you think you've seen it all, something you've never seen comes up and amazes you. 3-5-7 forever
.Babette
03/21/08 9:17 PM GMT
Ann, you really have a good ability to see things, which other people are not able to see. The Nature is full of funny and amazing stories. You only have to keep open your eyes!
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.gonedigital
03/21/08 10:24 PM GMT
Ello Ann
I saw this in the VB, & gave it a ten simply because I love the chaotic nature of the scene. :o)
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.Rokh
03/22/08 4:11 AM GMT
A nice shot! Well-captured and natural!
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.zerusu
02/19/09 8:48 PM GMT
wow, It's beautiful, so clear and bright. a lot of wonderful colours too. very well done!
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