Osprey Dive Series (2)

D300s
600mm w/o TC
ISO 640
1/2000
Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp -1 1/3
White Balance Cloudy
Metering Mode Pattern
Single focus point
Shot in RAW
Cropped 43%
Wimberly Head on Tripod

It's hard to post this shot because I want to get right to the finish and particularly hard since this actually my least favorite shot in the series but I thought I'd show it anyway because it shows how the osprey has rapidly swung his talons from behind him (see the last image) to almost fully in front of him in one shot (@8frames per second). This is the very next image after taking the last image previously posted. I do not like the background as much in this image but it is what it is. Anyway, this sets up the final image where the wings get fully tucked, the head is stretched as far as it can get and the talons are reaching straight down. It all happens in 3 frames. Thanks for having a look see.