Ladysmith Ospreys 2011

bradpowellphotobradpowellphoto Registered Users Posts: 378 Major grins
edited July 7, 2011 in Wildlife
One of my favourite yearly traditions is to photograph all the activity at a local Osprey nest in Ladysmith, here on Vancouver Island. There are usually lots of great shots to be had as the parents start bringing fish in to the nest. Here are a couple from this year. All shots are taken hand-held with a 70-200 and my Canon 7D.

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  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2011
    very cool
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2011
    They're all good, but #2 is awesome.
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  • bradpowellphotobradpowellphoto Registered Users Posts: 378 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2011
    Thanks guys! Photographing the Osprey nest has become a tradition now for me and several other local photographers. This year I'm hoping to get pictures of the chicks as they learn to fly.
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  • scootogscootog Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    Awesome shots! Very nice!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2011
    Love the first two captures.
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  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    Nicely done, Brad. I would have guessed you would have used a longer lens than that. Great captures, thanks for sharing them. Hope to get out that way again someday. It's a wonderful part of the world for a photographer!
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  • bradpowellphotobradpowellphoto Registered Users Posts: 378 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    fool4thecity wrote: »
    Nicely done, Brad. I would have guessed you would have used a longer lens than that. Great captures, thanks for sharing them. Hope to get out that way again someday. It's a wonderful part of the world for a photographer!

    For this nest a 70-200 is just perfect!

    The nest is on a platform in an active industrial log-sort operation. The Ospreys seem to have figured out that being close to the humans and all the activity gives them a break from their main enemies, the Bald Eagles.

    They are totally oblivious to us as we stand below the nest and really put on a show coming to the nest with fish once the chicks are hatched.

    There are 6 other Osprey nests that I know of that are located in sawmills and such in the area.
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