Osprey with meal

[pknight]

I followed this bird from one light pole to the next along a rural road in NE Kansas. EOS 30D and EF 100-400.

http://members.cox.net/ksbirds/Osprey-3259.jpg

[pttenn]

Terrific shot! What the heck is an osprey doing in Kansas??
Karen

[canonloader]

That's what I was wondering. We have the river here and I haven't seen or heard of any here. Maybe the eagle chase them away. Nice catch though. :)

[ajosteve]

Nice shot. It's migration time, I saw an osprey fly over the Grand Canyon, seemed out of place too. steve

[Kevin]

Nice capture and well worth trek. I had to change your image into a link due to image size. Re-read IMAGE POSTING RULES,http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=51022.

[Uhland]

haha, poor bird was trying to eat wondering why the heck there was a bothersome mamal was following him franticly making clicking noises.

[pknight]

I too was surprised to see it, but it is in my book of Kansas Raptors. It is apparenlty not uncommon as a migrational visitor.

On the same day, I saw a Bald Eagle, which is no big deal in Kansas between November and March, but there are only about 20 nesting pairs in the state, and the one I saw must have been part of one of those. It was too far away for a good shot, however.

Sorry about the file size. I must have overlooked the "Resize Image" step in PS.