Remodeling

Gallery: AvianPosted June 3, 2018432 views5 comments

Our osprey pair returned early, both on March 25, and now have newly-hatched chicks deep in the nest. They enlarged this nest from last year, and it's so deep that you can barely see the one that's sitting in the nest. (Here, she is standing on the edge)

I could have cropped much closer, but I wanted to show the huge nest. Thoughts?

2018:06:03 09:47:26
D850
500mm
1/8000 sec, f/11
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 2000
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: NATURAL AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 3, 2018 at 10:07 PM

And she says, "I don't like that stick. take it back!" Tells a good story, Sandy.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 4, 2018 at 11:41 AM

Wonderful behavior. Good job on the processing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 4, 2018 at 12:13 PM

Nice image, Sandy. I like the inclusion of both birds and the nest. It makes a good behavioral image.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 4, 2018 at 5:55 PM

Atypical image, but very nice behavioral capture. The image conveys the size of the nest wrt the ospreys, without making them too small in the frame. The male bringing the stick adds a lot to the image.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 5, 2018 at 8:57 AM

Excellent timing in capturing this image. Nice detail in the landing Osprey. The one in the nest appears to be eyeing the branch critically and the one flying in appears rather indifferent.

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