HOT CHICKS spread their wings. BIF

Osprey Whisperer

Went out yesterday to shoot the osprey nest and the chicks. Figured it was about time they were flying. Yep!!! The chicks are flying. Well 2 of the 3 are anyway.

Snapped almost 3 gigs of osprey shots and spent the majority of the day following them around in an itty bitty aluminum row boat with an electric trolling motor. <remembers the laughing gulls poking fun at him> I now know first hand what that saying "slow boat to China" is all about. :rofl Had to remove the "real" boat as the canals are being dredged. Might be several months for completion.

I've got tons of shots to PP..but thought I'd share just a couple to keep the whistle wet..as they say. Hope you enjoy.

Thanks for following this adventure of mine. It's been over a month of tracking and shooting these birds. It's been a wonderful experience and presented lots of shooting ops. Really wish I had noticed the births from the start. I feel I was a couple weeks late on this. Maybe next year. :wxwax



(note the typical white outlined feather details of the juvenile osprey)

Harryb

Excellent Mike. Its been great following the osprey chicks development through your lens.

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Harry. Nice of you to say. Glad you are enjoying the "adventure" that I've been shooting. It has been a weonderful experience. I feel fortunate that I have such a "target rich" environment down here. To have several osprey nests in the "neighborhood" is most excellent.

Cheers

jeff lapoint

Wonderful shots Mike. Being lucky enough to have the osprey nests so close is one thing, but being skilled enough to capture them like this is quite another .

Now please send us back our @#$%^&amp;!!! ospreys please:grim

Thanks,
jeff

Osprey Whisperer

Many thanks, Jeff. Awful nice of you to say. I'll be the first to admit wildlife shooting involves a bit O' luck. :uhoh You have to be a little lucky the animals don't eat you....so you can return with your photos.

riddim_maker

jeff lapoint wrote:

Wonderful shots Mike. Being lucky enough to have the osprey nests so close is one thing, but being skilled enough to capture them like this is quite another .

Now please send us back our @#$%^&amp;!!! ospreys please:grim

Thanks,
jeff

We haven't seen any ospreys around here in months.
Anyway, at least we get to enjoy them through your effort.

ginger_55

Wonderful, Birdman, just such a special experience.........I did it with the egrets last year!

Took me longer. The juvies seemed to hang around for months.

ginger

Actually I did it with the Osprey nest last year, too. But my photos weren't as good. In my defense, my photo ops were not as good either, but I also was not as diligent as you have been.

Love those youngsters with their first "flying License".

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Russ. I appreciate you takin a look. I'm sorry to inform you......but there will be NO transport of MY OSPRY out West. They don't like pineapple.

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Ginger. It has been quite a trip (more ways than one) shooting these osprey. I was planning on heading back out to the nests this morning/afternoon......but thunderstorms approaching. :cry Tomorrow is suppose to be windy (choppy bays/waterways) so I'll probably not get out then..either. I can pretty much forget the weekends. Tood darn many people/boats to try shooting. Hmmmm this is getting more difficult.

Dick on Aruba

Great captures, well done.

Dick.

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Dick. Appreciate you taking a look.

snapapple

Very cool! Nice shooting.

gildco

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Went out yesterday to shoot the osprey nest and the chicks. Figured it was about time they were flying. Yep!!! The chicks are flying. Well 2 of the 3 are anyway.

I always enjoy looking at your work. Good job with following the chicks.

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks Snapapple. Nice of you to say.