'Right at Home'

This Osprey pair are making themselves right at home regardless of how much habitat reduction they suffer through year after year. We keep putting up sweet nesting locations in the middle of their feeding waters and what do you think might happen? This channel marker on the St Johns river in Florida has been used by the Ospreys for years now with the most obvious success. Hand held from boat, 60% of full frame.

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See additional information about protected birds of prey nesting in 'Man Made Structures' HERE

File Name Ramy_0049_CF23-2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 4/10/2013 1:39:22 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 250
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 400.0mm