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Migrating Osprey??

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Posted by Ed Cooley on March 27, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Migrating Osprey??
Captured this osprey on Beaver lake. It is the first one I have seen in Arkansas, apparently he was migrating north and stopped for a snack.

Does that make sense?

Quality is not good, I was shooting handheld through tree branches with an effective focal length of 1500mm. VR is a wonderful thing.




Posted by Daniel Loomis on March 28, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Looks like an Osprey to me. Osprey's are not unknown in those parts. Were you using stacked TCs?
Posted by David Hatfield on March 28, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Ed, I don't know about your area up north, but I have seen Osprey frequently over Lake Conway. In fact, I think there is a pair building a nest at the lake right now but haven't been able to get someone to take me out on their boat to see for sure. It's either Osprey or an eagle pair but, bottom line, Osprey are not common but not unheard of in this area.

Dave Hatfield

Oh, yeah -- nice shot considering the focal length and being hand held. Even with VR that was a good accomplishment.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on March 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Ed, I've never seen one so couldn't help with the id but it seems that's confirmed anyway. Nice spot and a satisfactory result for such a long focal length shot.
Posted by Larry Daniel on March 28, 2009 at 2:38 PM
WhatBird indicates your ID is correct Ed. It also indicates that AR/MO are in their migratory area.

Just guessing, 600mm with 1.7TC on a 1.5 crop camera?

Nice catch, by the way.
Posted by Bill Dark on March 28, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Pretty nice work, I'd say. I don't think I've ever seen one of these around Beaver, though I've heard of them being spotted before. What part of the lake was this - the lower end?
Posted by Ed Cooley on March 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
600mm+1.7xTCII+D300 at 1.5x comes out to 1530mm.

He was where prairie creek empties into the lake. Probably Rogers city limit since he was on the west side of the creek.
Posted by Tom Kennon on March 29, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Ed, what an interesting bird and that is some serious glass you had on your camera. The detail of the Osprey looks pretty good to me
Posted by Barry Southon on March 29, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Ed

A very nice capture, on my to do list here at Milford anytime now send them on up please.

Barry :wink:

Milford Ks