Our local osprey family

I've been trying to figure out for a while how to get some decent shots of this osprey nest. There's really not a good location to get close, and I'd never want to take a chance of scaring off the adults with chicks in the nest, which would put the chicks at serious risk. So today I slapped the 2x on the 500mm and this is what I came up with. Even with 1000m, I had to crop a fair amount. The female is on the left, and there appear to be two chicks, although I only got a shot of one of them. Sure wish I could get closer!

Nice! man look at the size pf those branches!

For a 1000mm shots those are very nice.

Thanks. I think next time I go, this would be a good opportunity to try out stacking the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.

they look pretty good for 1000 Liz. i wouldn't be able to get a shot of the nest with the lenses i have . wait till next year

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