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Have you seen the thieving duck photo? You can thank an Irish man for it.

by Darragh Doyle (darragh)

11 July 2012, 12:49 IST

Image: Funny Pictures UK

Have you been warned about the thieving duck scam yet?

As spotted on Tumblr last night, and on Reddit yesterday this image is currently being shared on social network sites much to the amusement of those who come into contact with it. It has done the rounds on email for a while too.

The Irish link is that it’s originally from a photo taken by Donncha O Caoimh, from Co Cork. As pointed out by @Donal on Twitter, the photo is from 2006 when Donncha was in Chicago

Image: Donncha O Caoimh

A duck robs a poor innocent woman as she’s distracted by the cute ducklings. Moments later they all rush off with their ill-gotten gains!

What you don’t see is the camera crew, make-up and lighting people and a small crowd watching from behind them. This was for some advert and of course the woman in question is a model.

I shot this on State Street, Chicago after stumbling upon the shoot by accident. They didn’t seem to mind, and I even got a dazzling smile from the model!

From In Photos Dot Org

Donncha has just blogged his behind the scenes photos from the Western Union advert shoot.

You’ve got to be careful out there!

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