Birds in flight! Post 'em!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19397440
Thanks! No magic really. There is a fish ladder in my town where alewives travel up every year to get to the lake to spawn. I (and many others) wait on the highway bridge over the creek the fish swim up to get to the ladder, and the Osprey will dive for fish right in front of us and fly over the bridge (or under depending on how close they were!) after they come out of the water. This guy came up empty handed and went around for another try. When they fly over the bridge they are only about 6 feet above us. I actually switched from my 200-600 at this location because it was too much lens! Bald eagles also fish here and don't get quite as close, but still close enough for great shots.

Even when I lived in California though, the Osprey were rarely bothered by human presence and flew pretty dang close.

In the photos you can see the view from the bridge of the pool where the osprey hunt. The other shot is of the bridge where everyone shoots from. The birds will fly under those power wires and out over the bay which is on the other side of the bridge behind everyone.

Itsed65 wrote in post #19397796
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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19397505
Fantastic capture, Sid!

sogs wrote in post #19397521
Great capture!

4matic wrote in post #19397642
IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nv7​gdb Juvie Masked-Lapwing by Neal Talaiver, on Flickr

Itsed65 wrote in post #19397796
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Bianchi wrote in post #19397842
Tri-Colored Heron

fma wrote in post #19397845
A Barn Owl with a Vole flying back to its young

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sidknee wrote in post #19397887
IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nvc​xJw DSC01354-22-06-27-15-8-5 by Sid Simmons, on Flickr

common buzzard

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #19397583
I used some of the new LR mask functions to jazz up the background on this one, too. Fun stuff to play with. Breaks up the monotony of the backgrounds.

Itsed65 wrote in post #19397796
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Bianchi wrote in post #19397842
Tri-Colored Heron

Itsed65 wrote in post #19397796
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fma wrote in post #19397845
A Barn Owl with a Vole flying back to its young

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robamy wrote in post #19397935
IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nv8​Wf5 Bluebird with food by A & R Photography, on Flickr

robamy wrote in post #19397935
https://flic.kr/p/2nv8​Wf5Bluebird with food by A & R Photography, on Flickr