First sighting of the Osprey Chick

RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
edited August 3, 2007 in Wildlife
Here is the first sighting of the single Osprey chick in the cell tower nest. This tower is high and this capture was from about 100ft away. Wish it were sharper and cleaner but conditions are pretty tough. The chick was out taking flying lessons yesterday. For a baby he has a heck of a wingspan.
Ray Larson
Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600

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  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2007
    ray, I was lucky to watch a nest of Ospreys all this spring until the fledge, and they were like 15 ft. from me, so I was so lucky!

    They are a joy to watch and I felt privileged to observe, learning so much about nature. Hope you enjoy and that it is close by! You might buy a teleconverter for this one! ;~)
    .Linda's OCwildlife Galleries
  • RayLarsonRayLarson Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2007
    Netgarden wrote:
    ray, I was lucky to watch a nest of Ospreys all this spring until the fledge, and they were like 15 ft. from me, so I was so lucky!

    They are a joy to watch and I felt privileged to observe, learning so much about nature. Hope you enjoy and that it is close by! You might buy a teleconverter for this one! ;~)

    I've been thinking about a 1.4x for this lens but it is not that fast so it might be a waste. When I hit the lottery I can get my 600 F4wings.gif
    Ray Larson
    Nikon D80, D300, D700 all gripped, Nikkor 50 f1.8 Nikkor 18-200 VR Nikkor 70-200 VR f2.8 Nikkor 28-300 VR, Sigma 50-150 f2.8 Sigma 80-400 OS Sigma 150-500 OS Nikon SB600
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