Illinois Osprey

gluwater

I never knew we had these guys in Illinois but I found a breeding pair. They are considered an uncommon migrant here so to find a nest is pretty special. Hope you like.

Dick on Aruba

Neat capture Nick.

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

Osprey Whisperer

I'll fly up shortly. Cool beans. Nice catch Nick. It's amazing that you spotted ospreys up there. I didn't think Illinois had birds?? Just Bears & Cubs.

Ric Grupe

Very nice, Nick!

You know I gotta ask....where?

emmalou

Great shot....like how the light hits the birds head area!

Maestro

Wonderful capture from wingtip to wingtip!

WildWally

Yes , where did you find this guy ??
I know where there is a nest , but have not been able to capture the bugger on my cam (In Bartlett)
Great picture ..

gluwater wrote:

I never knew we had these guys in Illinois but I found a breeding pair. They are considered an uncommon migrant here so to find a nest is pretty special. Hope you like.

Osprey Whisperer

Ric Grupe

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

<thinking Nick needs to keep the golden goose a secret or at least charge a "finders fee" >

Maybe if I told him where the marsh is...?:D

dbaker1221

sweet capture!

yah Nick where?? ric & I want to come & visit

Harv

Great catch, Nick. Glad you found the nest. These birds are magnificent and I never tire of watching them. I might get out later this week and see if I can find some chicks. Rain is forecast for the next 3 days so it may not happen until the weekend.

Shasoc

Congrats on your finding. Great capture.

raptorcaptor

Great shot Nick! Osprey season is just kicking off here. Starting to see some migrants.

M_Ignoffo

Beautiful picture, and a great sighting around here for sure.

Ya know....I live in South Elgin and I see them occasionally.....There is a nest out on an island on the Fox River - on the east side, just north of Saint Charles (Valley View). I have also seen them in some old abandoned strip mines north of Wayne.


Matt


www.ignoffo.smugmug.com

ShepsMom

Excellent shot Rick!! I'm glad you discoverd that pair, what fun it is to hunt them with camera

WildWally

Small world Matt . I shoot a lot near South Elgin .
On rte 25 and West Bartlett road , near some new baseball/softball fields , there is a nest on top of "yup , you heard right" 1 of the tall lights around the field .
We should get together and I'll show you my prime spots for GBH's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

M_Ignoffo wrote:

Beautiful picture, and a great sighting around here for sure.

Ya know....I live in South Elgin and I see them occasionally.....There is a nest out on an island on the Fox River - on the east side, just north of Saint Charles (Valley View). I have also seen them in some old abandoned strip mines north of Wayne.


Matt


www.ignoffo.smugmug.com

FrankieAng

Nice shot Nick, I sure wish that I could have hooked up with you, but we definately stayed out too late the night before. Maybe we can get back to the nest in the near future, would enjoy getting some shots of these guys doing some fishing if we can get reasonably close to the water.

WildWally

All right you guys , fill me in !!!!!!

FrankieAng wrote:

Nice shot Nick, I sure wish that I could have hooked up with you, but we definately stayed out too late the night before. Maybe we can get back to the nest in the near future, would enjoy getting some shots of these guys doing some fishing if we can get reasonably close to the water.

FrankieAng

Where do I start? I invited Nick to go shoot some Osprey, but I couldn't make it because I was out too late with my family listening to our favorite Journey tribute band until 1:30am. Six o'clock on Sunday morning came much too quickly for this rapidly-aging body to get up and put together my gear. Getting older stinks.....but the music was well worth the sleep deprivation.

WildWally

Did you see Infinity or Aura in Glendale Heights this past weekend by chance ?????
I was thinking about trying to go to Starved Rock this coming weekend . My daughter and wife are going to North Carolina for an ASA national softball tournament , and will have nothing to do !!!!!!
Any takers to come along ??

FrankieAng wrote:

Where do I start? I invited Nick to go shoot some Osprey, but I couldn't make it because I was out too late with my family listening to our favorite Journey tribute band until 1:30am. Six o'clock on Sunday morning came much too quickly for this rapidly-aging body to get up and put together my gear. Getting older stinks.....but the music was well worth the sleep deprivation.

jeff lapoint

Great work Nick! Glad they are still hanging around for ya!

-j

Hussain-Arts

Wonderful

FrankieAng

WildWally wrote:

Did you see Infinity or Aura in Glendale Heights this past weekend by chance ?????
I was thinking about trying to go to Starved Rock this coming weekend . My daughter and wife are going to North Carolina for an ASA national softball tournament , and will have nothing to do !!!!!!
Any takers to come along ??

We saw ARRA when they played at Govenor's Public House in Lake in the Hills. My daughter saw them on Sunday in Glendale Hts. We are going to see them again tomorrow in Plainfield. We saw Infiniti at Heritage Festival in Downers Grove last month.

Thanks for the invite for the Starved Rock trip, but the neighbors are having a party on Saturday which we have commited to and I work on Sunday. But thanks for the offer.

gluwater

Thanks for looking everyone. Glad you liked the shot. Mike I've found a lot of good places to shoot since the last time you were up here. Give me a shout the next time you're in town. Frank, with a blind and some patience I think fishing shots would be great. We'll have to put something together.