Osprey Overload!!!

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Just some pics of the locals . The chicks have been flying for a couple weeks now. Providing lots of OIF shots. :biggrin:
Thanks for looking.


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dallas

Are you shooting with a Nikon now? Those are the best Osprey pictures posted; detail, exposure, color. Wow Mike, how can anyone top these? Gotta be a Nikon.

kdog

Just spectacular, Mike!! clap

You make a Canon shooter proud (Sorry William. )

You've been out on the boat again. Am I correct about that?

Cheers,
-joel

Image Maker

Fantastic, as always
Deb

Ric Grupe

Makes it all worth while, doesn't it, Mike?



Tremendous!

raptorcaptor

Awesome set Mike!

kriyababaji

Hi Mike

See what happens when someone else isn't crowding you in the boat. Awesome display...could you get your feathered friend to bring in a bigger branch next time, it doesn't quite fill the frame.

Canon - Nikon? Give this man a disposable and your jaw would still hit the floor. It is only who is behind the glass that really impresses me.

Love your work, Shane

BIG BROTHER

Fantastic series Mike, the best yet, Too bad you left no room for improvement

Stan

Ospreys in the UK are guarded very tightly. A nest in Scotland has a camera pointed at it 24 hours a day to prevent egg stealers. It caught this action

You can find it in Video nad audio news on this page if the format is wrong

Stan

JillG

Excellent shots. Man, those talons look pretty scary I've been trying to get an OK egret shot for years. If I got shots like that there would be no living with meNice job
Jill

jonh68

Great shots!

Harryb

Terrific set, greta clarity in the shots.

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dallas wrote:

Are you shooting with a Nikon now? Those are the best Osprey pictures posted; detail, exposure, color. Wow Mike, how can anyone top these? Gotta be a Nikon. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

Nikon? Do they still make cameras? Nahhh These are drawerings. I used my crayons...silly. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > Thanks for the kind words buddy. Always appreciate you taking the time to look and comment.

<cough cough CANON couigh cough CANON cough cough>

Excuse me...I had an osprey feather caught in my throat. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/eek7.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

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kdog wrote:

Just spectacular, Mike!! clap

You make a Canon shooter proud (Sorry William. )

You've been out on the boat again. Am I correct about that?

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks Joel. Yes...shot from the boat. I don't do much other kind of shooting this time of year. I have the luxury of several osprey nests and many island rookeries all to my self when I go by boat. I'm not much up for standing elbow to elbow with a few dozen photogs at the Venice rookery. It's really nice to be out on the water all alone with the birds, the camera and my split personality.

danskim

Wow, excellent shots!

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Image Maker wrote:

Fantastic, as always
Deb

Thanks for taking the time to look and comment Deb.

bfjr

Good Stuff Mike

jeff lapoint

Holy Crap these are awesomejawdrop:eek1

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Ric Grupe wrote:

Makes it all worth while, doesn't it, Mike?



Tremendous!

Thanks Ric. Yep. Some nice pics after all the hard work feels pretty good.

jonh68

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Thanks Joel. Yes...shot from the boat. I don't do much other kind of shooting this time of year. I have the luxury of several osprey nests and many island rookeries all to my self when I go by boat. I'm not much up for standing elbow to elbow with a few dozen photogs at the Venice rookery. It's really nice to be out on the water all alone with the birds, the camera and my split personality.

That's the way to get pics no one else has. We have a local pier that goes about 300 ft out into the bay. It's a favorite for sunsets and picture takers. They will all gather at certain areas and go home once the sun sets. They miss the best light when the pier lights come on and the sky start turning orange and blue. Get off the beaten trail.

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raptorcaptor wrote:

Awesome set Mike!

Thanks Glenn.

Bayer-Z28

I like the second one.. It looks like he's yelling at you.. "Hey! Hey!"

Maestro

bowbowbowbowbow

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kriyababaji wrote:

Hi Mike

See what happens when someone else isn't crowding you in the boat. Awesome display...could you get your feathered friend to bring in a bigger branch next time, it doesn't quite fill the frame.

Canon - Nikon? Give this man a disposable and your jaw would still hit the floor. It is only who is behind the glass that really impresses me.

Love your work, Shane

Thanks for the kind words Shane. Enjoyed shooting with you and hope you had an enjoyable trip to Florida.

Hinson

Mike;
This might be a dumb question but how did you get so close. The EXIF info says you're shooting with a 200mm lens but the shots seem much closer. They don't appear to be crops of larger images either. What's your secret???

Hinson

dbaker1221

wow... what an awesome series

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BIG BROTHER wrote:

Fantastic series Mike, the best yet, Too bad you left no room for improvement

Thanks Jim. Nice of you to say. I hope you are correct.

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Stan wrote:

Ospreys in the UK are guarded very tightly. A nest in Scotland has a camera pointed at it 24 hours a day to prevent egg stealers. It caught this action

You can find it in Video nad audio news on this page if the format is wrong

Stan

Thanks for stopping in Stan. The ospreys are protected birds in Florida (an most U.S. states). It's nice to see our osprey population making a strong comback.

kgarrett11

These are awesome. Every time I take a picture that I feel pretty good about someone like you will post these kind of pictures and make me realize that I have soooooo far to go.

Dee

Well, sigh
That's the way it should be! I don't even like ospreys, but these photos are amazing. I especially liked the one of the osprey landing and it looks as if it's looking straight at you, that one's almost scary! A boat heh? Hmmm.... well I prefer to be shooting either by myself or one or two photo buddies, I don't do crowds well.

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JillG wrote:

Excellent shots. Man, those talons look pretty scary I've been trying to get an OK egret shot for years. If I got shots like that there would be no living with meNice job
Jill

Many thanks, JIll. . You'll get your shots and I'm sure you'll be liveable with.