Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno


A Belarussian hunter places duck decoys on the backwaters of the Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno on April 21, 2009. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely-agrarian Belarus.

Belarussian duck hunters wade through the backwaters of the Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno on April 21, 2009. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely-agrarian Belarus

A Belarussian duck hunter stands in a blind near the backwaters of the Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno on April 21, 2009. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely-agrarian Belarus

A Belarussian game warden sits in a boat during a duck hunt in the backwaters of the Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno on April 21, 2009. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely-agrarian Belarus

Belarussian hunters ride in a boat toward a fallen duck in the backwaters of the Pripyat river some 270km south of Minsk near the village of Kremno on April 21, 2009. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely-agrarian Belarus.