Osprey getting away with one!

[Dan Brown]

This shot was made at a northern CA lake/fish hatchery. The Ospreys were very successful catching the Rainbow Trout and the Am. White Pelican as well but any time the Osprey dove near the Pelicans, they would rush over and attempt to rob the catch! I didn't wittness a successful robbing but was able to snap a cupla frames with the two species together. I wish the Osprey's wings weren't cut and the OOF cattails aren't ideal but the behavior is cool IMO! Cropped about 15% from left and a bit from bottom, PP'ed in ACR, CS3, selectively sharpened and NR with Noiseware Pro. C&C welcome.

Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Harshad Barve]

Dan , this is terrific action shot and great document of beahviour , loved every pixel of this image , Big congrats
TFS

[Cory Bucher]

Amazing shot Dan, absolutely love the Pelicans in the back ground.

[Phil Seu]

i like the action depicted