Lake Blue Cypress is thick with Osprey during nesting season. When you approach the birds by boat they've always got their eyes on you, especially while flying. I was amazed at the percentage of frames where the bird was looking right at me.
For this image I went with a tight crop to highlight the eyes. In the original frame I didn't clip anything, but the 5-6 foot wingspan of an Osprey tends to minimize the visual impact of the head and eyes. I'm not normally a fan of banded birds, but for some reason I like them here.
It really helps to photograph from a boat because you can always get the sun behind you and the birds in front of you. Jim Neiger was expert at it.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/5, 1/2500, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held








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