marsh harrier hunting a duck

[Jan Bleil]

I was on Texel (NL) last weekend and could make this picture:

http://hanseat.smugmug.com/photos/287073511_U9ncw-XL.jpg

Hope you enjoy it.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

What a great timing!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing Jan!

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Nice action shot. Love the concentration of the raptor however Mallard is not his size of prey :)
Would be nice to crop differently to exclude the half Mallard from the frame.
Szimi

[Rosl Roessner]

Great timing.
I would not exclude the mallard.
If the mallard would not be in the frame, we would say: "oh, too bad, that there is no eye contact und you can hardly see the eye...". With the mallard it is quite obvious to see, why there is no eye contact with the photographer....

Thanks for sharing, Jan!
Liebe Grüße,
Rosl

[Jan Bleil]

Thank you all!!

[christopher galeski]

rosl,I think gyorgy meant,the half mallard inthe bottom right hand corner of the frame.thanks.