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Spear Fishing

Spear Fishing

A great blue heron spears a trout with his long beak at Ed Levin County Park's Sandy Wool Lake, near San Jose, California...
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A great blue heron spears a trout with his long beak at Ed Levin County Park's Sandy Wool Lake, near San Jose, California
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upload_date

Jan, 2019

Views

414

Likes

+149

Awards

People's Choice in Herons Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+54

Absolute Masterpiece

+15

Top Choice

+11

Magnificent Capture

+2

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Genius

Superb Composition

Superior Skill

Virtuoso

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Happy

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Exceptionally beautiful!!!!

PRO+

Fantastic capture and beautiful edit....warm colors set off the heron nicely

Thats a big breakfast. Love it.

love this .. one of my favourites

Platinum

Great lighting and editing!!

Platinum

Wonderful feeling to this!

Stunning!

PRO+

Another sunning wall hanger, beautiful job of editing.

Exceptional image...great capture and edit

Platinum

I really don't know how they eat fish half their size! OK, a bit of exaggeration.....

PRO+

WOW - amazing capture that turned into this fabulous composition with your wonderful skills !

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Superlative! Truly magnificent!

PRO

Stunning capture...and amazing timing! : )

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Awesome capture, and composition always a pleasure to view your amazing work Nina:-)

Stunning Work.

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Great find and capture.

Wow! Great capture! Love the titles you give your photos Nina.

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Hmm...quite a meal! wonderful capture!

wonderful, i agree !

PRO

Hi Nina, Congratulations on your win. :-)

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