the claw
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mmargot
Uh…indeed… shudder
Happy Halloween! A great one!
brian pendrey
great one
carlawool
excellent
Lee Kerr
Very unnerving!!
newbeltane
arrghhh…...... reminds me of nightmares in childhood. How shall I sleep tonite Jo! LOL
Hope no chicken was hurt in the making of this piece.. we veggies are somewhat sensitive!
Steve ;-O
jo beerens replied
LOL Steve. I am afraid somebody was hurt. I found the remains of some animals dinner when I was walking the dog.
June Ferrol
EERIE, great!
jo beerens replied
Thanks June. The color version is really eerie.
Joanne Bradley
Wow, amazing image! Congrats on it making the top ten in the Halloween image!
Mindy McGregor
Congrats on the feature! Great work!
Hena Tayeb
scary. great shot
Cvail73
Just voted for you on Erie, I’m make you the winner if it depended on me ;))
Roberto Duran
wooa… scary… but so good
jwinman
Wow, wow, wow! Incredible image!
Arek Rainczuk
Fantastic shot!
Made me jump away ;-)
AlluringPhotos
ooh very nice detail!
Katagram
jo beerens replied
Thanks Kata. Much appreciated.
Mark Elshout
Wow. Is this creature still alive? How do you get a creature with claws like that to stay still for long enough to get an amazing shot like this?
jo beerens replied
I found this dead chicken (as far as I can tell) next to a path where I walk the dog. Probably snatched by a bird of prey or a fox.