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Egg thief

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just watching the razorbills when suddenly a gull landed nearby with an egg in its mouth. two seconds later it was off! moral of rhe story - always have camera primed and ready for action

Tags: Wales Prey Egg Skomer Paul Gull Pembrokeshire Thief Predator Wildlife and nature

Voters: NaturesHaven, mjparmy, lblythe and 49 more

Guest Editor's Award Readers' Choice Awards are given to photos that get over 30 votes

Uploaded:
17 Sep 2013 1:41PM
Camera:
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Shutter Speed:
1/1250s
Aperture:
f/8.0
ISO:
400
Focal Length:
700.0 mm
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Comments


NaturesHaven 8 283 6 England
17 Sep 2013 1:45PM
Fantastic detail in the Gull and egg.................super sharp.........nature at work..........GrinGrinGrin

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briantjjones 7 4 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 2:14PM
Great timing!! Smile

Brian J
capto Plus
8 6.3k 19 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 2:16PM
One in a million chance to get this, very well done and great quality.Smile

ivor
Ayoob 9 Australia
17 Sep 2013 2:52PM
Like the clarity and detail - very well done ,great title too...Grin
M_squared Plus
9 1 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 3:19PM
Well captured. Great image.
Mozzytheboy 9 710 4 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 3:28PM
Right place right time or as Mrs Mozzy would say …"They must have a camera round their necks 24/7!" Brilliant shot and so razor sharp; I love it.

Mozzy
parallax 11 204 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 3:51PM
Pin sharp
ColleenA Plus
7 450 7 Australia
17 Sep 2013 3:51PM
A perfectly timed shot....a lesson to us all to have our camera at the ready...great capture
richmowil Plus
11 412 2 England
17 Sep 2013 5:01PM
Caught in the act!! Nice Image!! I like it a lot!!
JuBarney Plus
9 33 4 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 5:27PM
A lovely well-timed shot
Flash_Wiz 10 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 7:47PM
How on earth did you capture that Fantastic
Nigeve1 7 1.4k 101 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 8:02PM
Outstanding natural history image, superb detail.
Nigel
bricurtis Plus
15 2.3k 50 England
17 Sep 2013 8:49PM
Brilliant capture - terrific detail on the egg patterns - good sharp eye.
dave1967 8 4 United Kingdom
17 Sep 2013 9:26PM
Superb shot
Dave
boov 7 2 United Kingdom
19 Sep 2013 6:48PM
Great take
Eastlands 9 760 4 Northern Ireland
19 Sep 2013 9:15PM
Great image to show nature at its best and worst, John.
Glostopcat 14 255 2 England
20 Sep 2013 7:10PM
A wonderful opportunistic capture, you have every right to be chuffed to bits with this one
mrvid47 6 United Kingdom
24 Sep 2013 9:02PM
Fantastic photography, good composition and light. No digital cheating here

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