Osprey

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 1D4, 400mm f4 DO IS, 1.4x TC III
ISO 400, f8, 1/1000s

Osprey seen on the beach at Sanibel Island. I would normally shoot in-flight wider open with faster SS but this guy made an unexpected flyover while I was shooting shorebirds on the beach.

[gail bisson]

Sanibel sure is a great place for shorebirds and fishing ospreys.
Good IQ and nice wing pose. Great to see the head and eyes still on the fish. They usually eat the heads immediately.
Only thing that could improve this would be a sky with some clouds in it to break up the blue.
Gail

[John Mack]

You seized the moment here. Nice detail on the bird and i like the pose. The fish is another bonus.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the details, IQ, composition and fish is even facing the right way. Very nice image Allen.