Sea Eagle and Osprey, Nth Stradbroke Island

Hi all,

I recently spend a few days camping on North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane, and we did a bit of 4WD-ing in the beach. I had my 50D and 70-200mm telephoto on hand in the hope that we would spot some birds, and I wasn't disappointed! We first spotted an Osprey sitting nicely on a branch, and then we were lucky enough to have a White-breasted Sea Eagle fly over close enough to fill the frame @ 200mm! Here's the best shots. More on Flickr if you're interested.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Stephen

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Great exposure!

Very best,

Very nice Stephen!

Awesome shots.

That sea eagle is gorgeous; I've never even heard of one. Well done.
Al

great shots

Thanks for the comments everyone! I don't do much bird photography, so it was nice to be able to capture these.

Cheers,
Stephen

Wonderful shots Stephen, who needs those big teles anyway!

Great shots Stephen

Lester Wareham wrote in post #16843945
Wonderful shots Stephen, who needs those big teles anyway!

Thanks Lester - I am still saving up for a 400mm though!

AMD72 wrote in post #16845012
Great shots Stephen

Thanks Andrew!

Cheers,
Stephen

Great shots well done