Osprey with Puffer Fish

Gallery: AvianPosted February 18, 2017580 views11 comments

Pandion haliaetus

This is the first in a series of 4 images I am going to post of this Osprey catching a Puffer fish at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine, Florida.

1DX, 800mm f5.6L IS
1/2500, f10
ISO 500
January 29, 2017

Please view larger image for detail.

All comments and critique are very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 18, 2017 at 1:20 PM

Wonderful shot. The large image is a must see.
I wait for the following images of the series.

Congrats
D&L

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 18, 2017 at 2:52 PM

Larger image is great, tons of detail. Great job getting the series, and I'm looking forward to the next one.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 18, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Great details visible in the larger version. Nice timing. Anxious to see the rest of the series.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 18, 2017 at 8:02 PM

Wonderful action, Matt, and very well photographed. I love the blown up puffer fish and can't wait to see what happens.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 19, 2017 at 12:05 AM

Looks great, Matt. Great action and pretty cool with the puffer. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 19, 2017 at 1:32 AM

Matt,
Unfortunately I am off to Uganda tomorrow so I will have to wait and see

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 19, 2017 at 5:48 AM

Looks like he's got his talons full with this meal. Great action capture here Matt!

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

devil

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on February 19, 2017 at 10:46 AM

Great execution ! Thanks for sharing it.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 19, 2017 at 2:22 PM

Nice action and I like the water splash all over the place.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 19, 2017 at 4:47 PM

Great capture of the action Matt. I can't wait to see what's next in this series...

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 25, 2017 at 10:47 PM

Great action shot!

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