Ermine with a virginia rail


Posted by Rob Palmer on Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:16 am

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by John P on Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:18 am
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Great capture! The bird is as big as the Ermine!
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by mlgray12 on Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:56 am
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Great shot - could even be posted in bird gallery
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:57 am
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Such superb hunters! Great capture of this behaviour Rob. What a shot!
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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:54 pm
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A fierce little hunter! Excellent capture, as always.

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by Chas on Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:14 pm
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Rob, awesome image!
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by dhanson on Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:25 am
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Agree with others - the is a great shot.
Love the color of the rail against the white (wonderful whites) of the snow and ermine.
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by jerryb on Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:23 pm
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Amazing to get the shot and the erect long tail is a plus.
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by wtracyparnell on Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:59 pm
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Outstanding image-hard to believe he could haul that away!
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by Amy Kay on Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:19 am
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Wow, looks like it caught itself a great meal! Nice capture
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by Cindy Marple on Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:59 pm
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Wow, what a catch! I like that black tip to the ermine's tail too.
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by Jim Urbach on Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:21 am
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Such a cool capture Rob. Excellent
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