Osprey.

[Karl Egressy]

The Osprey was landing on the nest with a fish which was half eaten.
Taken last night.
Thansk for looking.


Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Mode Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1600
Av 5.6
ISO 500
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x

[dankearl]

Cool pose Karl, you must have good access at 420mm.
Nice exposure and focus.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice pose and colors and sweet light. Well done.

[Arno Ellmer]

Lovely pose,Karl.I love the fanned tail and the open beak,calling.On my monitor I would wish for toning down a bit,especially the legs and feet.Still great capture!
Do you have a frame before or after with the wings completely open ?

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Love the open beak, exposed very well, love the light, and excellent details.
Well done.

[christopher galeski]

very nice ,good flight pose,some nice detail,like the light.thanks.

[Karl Egressy]

Lovely pose,Karl.I love the fanned tail and the open beak,calling.On my monitor I would wish for toning down a bit,especially the legs and feet.Still great capture!
Do you have a frame before or after with the wings completely open ?

Thanks Arno.
In fact I have three shots with the wings more or less fully open preceding this shot.
I'll post at least one of them.

[Karl Egressy]

Cool pose Karl, you must have good access at 420mm.
Nice exposure and focus.

Thanks, Dan.
There is a road along Guelph Lake. (I live in Guelph)
There are three nests along this section of the road within one mile.
I shot from the other side of the road opposite to the nests.

[Giuseppe Varano]

Great timing Karl. Very nice pose and dynamic image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, nice and sharp, and I like the show of the splayed primaries. Its always good to see a catch of some form, and well timed to get the open beak too.

[Marsel van Oosten]

Great pose and expression, well done.