Osprey Look

Forgot to complement you on capturing the "sleeping" Osprey. I doubt though he was actually snoozing. Most raptors including Ospreys have nictitating eyelids which protect their eyes from dirt etc. To get one doing this is a stroke of good luck.

Blue Deuce wrote in post #2002638
Forgot to complement you on capturing the "sleeping" Osprey. I doubt though he was actually snoozing. Most raptors including Ospreys have nictitating eyelids which protect their eyes from dirt etc. To get one doing this is a stroke of good luck.

First time I've seen it happened and the second chance I got, I just snapped several frames. I really don't know how to call it other than the obvious, thanks BD for clarifying.

Blue Deuce wrote in post #2002638
Forgot to complement you on capturing the "sleeping" Osprey. I doubt though he was actually snoozing. Most raptors including Ospreys have nictitating eyelids which protect their eyes from dirt etc. To get one doing this is a stroke of good luck.

hmm, i dont know weather or not he was sleeping either. but their eyelids are actually quite clear, whereas in that shot the eye is covered by something white. i dont know either way for sure what it is he is doing though.
eyelid:

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Well done. These are some of my favorites. Nice job.

Thanks Keith.

Wow...fantastic shots. Excellent work Reyno.

Thanks Sindri.

Superb shots Reyno, the feather details are outstanding, well done on a good series.

Very nice captures Reyno!

Great series of shots here and i think the 4th is my favourite but i would be happy with any of them. Nice!

Reyno.....Very nice shots. They are so sharp and crisp. May I ask what lense you shot those with?

Thanks Tony, Eric, Gary, & Mike for your kind comments.

Mike: All shots were taken with the good ole 100-400.

Billginthekeys wrote in post #2002745
hmm, i dont know weather or not he was sleeping either. but their eyelids are actually quite clear, whereas in that shot the eye is covered by something white. i dont know either way for sure what it is he is doing though.
eyelid:

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Billginthekeys......Wh​at you are seeing is actually a second eylid called a nictitating membrane. It is fairly clear and allows a bird to close it's eyes without loss of vision during the time it is blinking. You caught this bird just at that exact moment in time.

I thought the second membrane was actually like a polarizing style lens, which allowed them to cut through water reflection, I noticed the same thing on a GBH pic I have