Flying Raptor, ID? Osprey?

ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
edited October 10, 2005 in Wildlife
On our way home from church, I picked up some bird photos. These are not exhibition quality or anything, and I know they are a dime a dozen some places, but these are new to me. He was high and far away, so I had to crop, you can imagine how much.

The bird flew around til I was bored with him, thought he might be an Osprey, wanted to see him "pick" up his food, but NO, he came down, checked out what the other birds were doing and left. Left me confused, too.

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I framed them, partly for looks and partly because of the severe cropping job.

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See, here he is, still "in the air" looking over the young bird's shoulders............
He is kind of convoluted, but he is twisted from behind to see what they see in the water.

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I don't know how those white birds can be so calm.

ginger

Is he an Osprey??? I thought they were gone, the nest is empty.
After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2005
    Its an osprey Ginger. The last shot is very good. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Its an osprey Ginger. The last shot is very good. thumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2005
    Nice captures Ginger. You mentioned cropping. Did you crop that last one? ne_nau.gif I sure would have liked to have seen the white birds heads in their reflections...instead of decapitating them. eek7.gif:D


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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2005
    I don't know how those white birds can be so calm well osprey only eat fish thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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