~Osprey~ - Wildlife Gardeners

Sage · 01-07-2010, 10:44 PM

So many osprey here! I've been here just a week now and have over a hundred osprey pix already! I'll post some favorites here and hope others will add to the thread too.

We were driving back from Pine Island and I spotted this bird in a tree, so as usual, I yelled for Roger to stop(!) The tree was back from the road but luckily there was a clear area to drive up closer and get out of the car. I didn't realize til we got closer that the osprey was devouring a fresh catch!

Equilibrium · 01-08-2010, 12:19 AM

Pretty pretty pretty pretty!

Sage · 01-08-2010, 10:29 AM

do you like my new house I'm fixing for my babies?

Equilibrium · 01-09-2010, 04:50 AM

Ohhhhhhhhh, you've tucked a few more "pee down your leg" photos over here!!!

havalotta · 01-09-2010, 08:05 AM

The photo with his catch is a really nice action shot!

TheLorax · 01-09-2010, 09:05 PM

There is a fish in his talons. I see it. That is a wonderful pic.

Hedgerowe · 01-10-2010, 10:58 AM

I love the way the osprey is looking straight at your camera, Sage. Excellent photo.

Sage · 01-10-2010, 11:31 AM

one from the mating

Going out to find more now.

Have to turn the suv over to mechanic monday so we'll be without a moon roof for a couple day. Love that thing for shooting thru!

havalotta · 01-10-2010, 11:56 AM

A moon roof! Never heard it called that before....

Hedgerowe · 01-10-2010, 12:28 PM

A moon roof! I never even thought about that before. My car is getting to the point of diminishing returns and the one I am considering to replace it has a "moon" roof. It is sort of a silly name for it, I think, but you are so right, Sage! It could make a big difference not having to get out of the car, quietly close the door and creep around to catch a shot before a bird or animal takes off. I was feeling distressed about having to replace the car, but now I am feeling a little more excited about it.

01-07-2010, 10:44 PM	#1
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	~Osprey~ So many osprey here! I've been here just a week now and have over a hundred osprey pix already! I'll post some favorites here and hope others will add to the thread too. We were driving back from Pine Island and I spotted this bird in a tree, so as usual, I yelled for Roger to stop(!) The tree was back from the road but luckily there was a clear area to drive up closer and get out of the car. I didn't realize til we got closer that the osprey was devouring a fresh catch! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

01-08-2010, 12:19 AM	#2
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Pretty pretty pretty pretty! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

01-08-2010, 10:29 AM	#3
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	do you like my new house I'm fixing for my babies? __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

01-09-2010, 04:50 AM	#4
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Ohhhhhhhhh, you've tucked a few more "pee down your leg" photos over here!!! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

01-09-2010, 08:05 AM	#5
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	The photo with his catch is a really nice action shot! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

01-09-2010, 09:05 PM	#6
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	There is a fish in his talons. I see it. That is a wonderful pic. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

01-10-2010, 10:58 AM	#7
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	I love the way the osprey is looking straight at your camera, Sage. Excellent photo.

01-10-2010, 11:31 AM	#8
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	one from the mating Going out to find more now. Have to turn the suv over to mechanic monday so we'll be without a moon roof for a couple day. Love that thing for shooting thru! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

01-10-2010, 11:56 AM	#9
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	A moon roof! Never heard it called that before.... __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

01-10-2010, 12:28 PM	#10
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	A moon roof! I never even thought about that before. My car is getting to the point of diminishing returns and the one I am considering to replace it has a "moon" roof. It is sort of a silly name for it, I think, but you are so right, Sage! It could make a big difference not having to get out of the car, quietly close the door and creep around to catch a shot before a bird or animal takes off. I was feeling distressed about having to replace the car, but now I am feeling a little more excited about it.

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