Osprey

First time for me seeing an Osprey with 3 little ones also. This is mom only and dad never showed up the entire time i was there from 6am-11am. Mom was being bothered constantly by the Eastern Kingbird. Sometimes 2 and 3 at a time coming at her. She finally had to leave the nest and fly out farther to another tree. She would fly around and then come back to nest and then take off again. All morning this went on. Lighting conditions varied just a bit through the morning. Had me playing just a bit more with exposure and all. Fun just the same though.

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First shot i took at 6:09am as sun was coming up.

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Nice series of pictures.
Looks like a towhee on a kamikaze attack in #4

tkerr wrote in post #10421554
Nice series of pictures.
Looks like a towhee on a kamikaze attack in #4

Thanks......tkerr.....​..

They were eastern kingbirds doing the attacking. My first time up there and some other people were there that go often so i asked them what kind of bird that was......I then double checked in my books to see and it matched up.

Going back up there soon again before they fledge and all. A 100 mile trip one way and all.

GRD wrote in post #10425274
Going back up there soon again before they fledge and all. A 100 mile trip one way and all.

Great shots. Hundred mile trip, one way? That's dedication

David

[QUOTE=scrumpy;1042570​2]Great shots. Hundred mile trip, one way? That's dedication

David[/quote

Thanks David.......

LOL.....Yes or maybe just nuts on my part going that far....Got up at 2am and left at 3:30am to make sure i got there at sunrise........

Us photogs are not real people though........LOL.....​...

This may be the closest i ever get to an Osprey also......Great view and all......