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Posted by Carol Clarke on Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:05 am

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A female Smew pauses to answer her cell phone in the middle of a preening session.  :wink:



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by Square Man1 on Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:12 am
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Love the caption Carol:) Please all click on the image to appreciate the detail and gorgeous colours and tones. Nice work Carol.

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by david fletcher on Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:19 am
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as Robert said. (does look like that).. Well worth the click on the image. nicely done Carol
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by Leighayres on Sun Jul 24, 2016 8:19 am
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Lovely shot, Carol. I followed Square Man's instructions and, YES, he was right.
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by MalcolmBenn on Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:12 am
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I'll bet it was a wrong number based on the birds expression :) Carol, you really captured some lovely deep colours an tones in the bird and the water, gorgeous.
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by Gaurav Mittal on Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:19 am
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Lovely preening shot Carol. Nice details and I really like the rippled and the textured feel of the water.
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by Debapratim Saha on Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:11 pm
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Very nice comparison with holding the cell phone Carol...makes nice sense of humour and an outstanding image!!
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by Denis55 on Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:07 pm
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Excellent caption,and shot of this beautiful gal,Carol!
 

by David Salem on Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:40 pm
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Funny caption Carol. I agree, opened in the full size really makes this one sing. The colors and details are perfected I like the green water. Well done
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by Karl Egressy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:17 am
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Nice image and the caption is really funny, made me laugh, Carol.
 

by Missy Mandel on Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:49 pm
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I am laughing so hard Carol! Thanks :) This is a great image with beautiful colours and detail! Fantastic timing!
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by LynnS on Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:38 pm
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Carol, haha, too funny!  Love the unique pose, wonderful details and the beautiful green water surrounds.  Don't recall seeing this species, isn't she pretty?!
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by Bill Morales on Tue Jul 26, 2016 12:37 pm
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Really well captured with beautiful natural color and lots of detail. Great job!
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by Nate Chappell on Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:48 pm
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Love it Carol, great capture of a bird I have always wanted to see.
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I love the title and a great shot
 

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