Last Week…

// October 6th, 2005 // Blog

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I can’t remember what day it was that I saw this osprey but, I think it was Friday of last week. I’ve been so busy lately I haven’t been able to keep track of the days for incidental things. I wish I could have gotten on the other side of the bird so that I wasn’t shooting toward the sun. The bird was actually close to the road but, if I had walked off into the bushes I know it would have taken flight. I love those long claws. They drive onto the surface of the nearby lake and snag mullet as they jump out of the water. Skillful hunters.

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7 Responses to “Last Week…”

  1. zhenzhi says:
    October 5, 2005 at 21:46

    we have osprey around this area. beautiful birds. :-) our local council build nest holders for them atop of the telegraph poles. :-) :-)

  2. cbertsch says:
    October 5, 2005 at 22:47

    I’ve always loved Ospreys.

  3. ironbark says:
    October 6, 2005 at 02:23

    Nice one, I have never been close enough to a raptor to get a photo.

  4. admin says:
    October 6, 2005 at 12:24

    That has happened here too. They love those high perches for nesting.

  5. admin says:
    October 6, 2005 at 12:31

    No? In the past few years I seen but, not all photographed, a snail kite (a type of hawk that eats a specific snail in the Everglades), several bald eagles, many ospreys, red shouldered hawks, red tailed hawks, harrier hawk (this summer in Minnesota), several species of owls, nighthawks (insect eaters), and a few others I can’t recall. Those mentioned above are all in Florida with one exception. I’ve seen some others in me travels driving across the U.S. Unfortunately, I don’t have many pics myself as birds in flight are a super challenge. I still try though… :-)

  6. admin says:
    October 6, 2005 at 12:32

    Those talons are so amazing!

  7. velvetink says:
    October 11, 2005 at 15:32

    I always think it’s lucky to see one, let alone get a photo of one. Aren’t they amazing!

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