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Osprey

by David Williams

Gallery: AvianPosted June 4, 2012297 views7 comments
Olympus E5, ZD300f2.8, 2xTC, ISO200, f5.7, 1/640 resting on vehicle window

One of a pair nesting a few miles south of town. Once in awhile, I catch him sitting on a fence post along the road, but he is usually up at the nest platform, on the top of a power pole, or in a tree. Have to take advantage of this opportunity. He stayed there for quite a bit while I got off a lot of shots as he changed positions and fluffed (roused, if you are a falconer) his feathers. It was cloudy and breezy there this morning. Also got some pretty good shots of some other birds which I will post a couple of later. Thanks for all the comments....greatly appreciated.

All wild and natural - no setups or baiting ever

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by David Williams on June 4, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Oooops........had to repost as I had the wrong larger photo in there......... :confused:
Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 4, 2012 at 12:13 AM
Great pose and you nailed the technical aspects too. Sure is nice when they perch on something at eye level. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Verdon on June 4, 2012 at 12:41 AM
great shot, eye level shot is like a cherry on the top of the cake, detail and bg ......stunning!
Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 4, 2012 at 3:21 AM
Dave you have caught it beautifully,excellent.

Keith. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on June 4, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Nice! I really like the detail in the plumage on the wings, something I don't think you'd see nearly as well if he weren't fluffed.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on June 4, 2012 at 10:16 PM
Wonderful capture David. Love the upraised wings, the fluffy feathers and the stare-down.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 5, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Wonderful pose and fine detail! Nice to see an osprey in a "different" setting like this.
Not the tiniest nit from me - beautiful!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments