Sad Story -- Almost
by Scott Frye
Osprey at Week Wachee Preserve, Florida
1/2000 at f9 and ISO500
Canon 500mm
Canon 7d
I saw them building this brand new nest in the first week in February. The nest was not there last year. It was exciting to watch them haul in branches and moss to finish their home. I shared some of these pictures with you earlier.
Then on the 24th I went out to check their progress. The nest was on the ground. The branch had broken off either from a storm or from its own weight. I found the nest at the base of the tree.
I wasn't sure what they might do -- but I found them rebuilding their nest at the same spot a couple days later. This picture shows the male bringing a branch to new nest.
The story is not over yet. I've seen them mating and I will be hoping to hear the hungry cheeps of the little ones next month.
Comments
8 commentsExceptional image - great wing position, wonderful head-on perspective, nice eye contact, fine detail and clean BG!
One small nit - I wish that stupid part of the branch wasn't there that looks like a third leg! With care, it could be cloned out..
Sandy
The only thing that I'd consider doing differently is cropping the top of the image. The empty blue space above gives me a sense that the frame is unbalanced. If, say, the osprey were looking up and seemed poised to take off I could see how additional space above might give a sense of direction and anticipation of action, but in this case it feels a bit bottom-heavy.
Max