Osprey with headless fish

[Doug Brown]

Another image from my day on the Hooptie Deux. There was a pair of Ospreys building a nest, and James piloted the boat to a perfect angle relative to the sun. One of the birds cooperated by flying in with a fish, and he promptly consumed the head.



Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm, f/8, 1/4000, ISO 400, -1/3 EC, no flash, hand held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great wing position, details and eye contact. I also like the BG.

[Mark William]

I always enjoy details, you have certainly captured that with this image. There is a certain intensity and determination associated with this and I think it makes the image.

[Tony House]

Fantastic bird which is making a slight come back in my country although still very few in numbers...

Nice wing form, whites and detail look great too....

Excellent work.
Tony

[Dave Mills]

Very nice image overall!!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Looks great as is. Nice wing detail and pose in frame is spot-on. :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely pose, light and details. Looks like a pretty decent Bluefish too. Well done.

[Mike Lentz]

Its so nice having somebody gracious enough to pilot ya around isn't it?! I miss so many photo ops playing captain.. okay I'm done crying now. The verticle crop (if it is a crop) works nicely and the seeing the sharp under wing feather details are nice! Congrats!