Justin finally released them from Fla so us Joisey folks could enjoy. first 2 are great egrets and next 2 are an Osprey aka fish eagle all taken with the D80 and the Tamron 200-500mm [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
Howie, is that Osprey nest closer to the road than the ones I saw with you and Tim back in 2008? ; BTW, are those killer bugs out yet? <shudder> Nice of Justin to let them come up here for the summer. ; Might go looking for some over the weekend.
they built 2 more that are closer to the roads and no the african killer green heads dont arrive till later. generally late in june
nice shots howie, and i see those ospreys have a major rebuild to do, sometimes around here the nest will survive the storms and they can just do a cleanup and move right in
thanks Gary. looking forward to the chicks in about 6 to 8 weeks and now that the stands are alot closer I can get better shots and not have to crop like crazy
Howie, I was able to photograph a pair of Ospreys soaring today at the Montezuma NWR. ; This is the best of the lot. ; Heavily cropped but not bad at this size. Nikon D70/80-400VR, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 200, EV +0.7, 400mm focal length
did they build stands for them to nest there ? ; I get alot of shots when they are landing and taking off from the stands and also bringing back fish and also the chicks in the nests
They only have one stand but it is not close enough for my equipment. ; There are other nests on top of power towers. ; Those are too high as the ospreys are barely visible.
Now that I know about them, I would definitely wear heavy, thick clothing and a mosquito hat. ; Might be uncomfortable and goofy looking but I did that when I stayed in the Adirondacks during black fly season. ; You get used to and not giving a blood donation is a good thing. ;
We used Old Woodsman in the Adirondacks. Yep, it smelled just like you'd think...PU! ; ; But you could not argue with the results. ; Took a few showers to get rid of the stink after returning home.
Great shots Guys! ; Howie, I might have to go out with you one of these days and try my hand at catching some of these shots myself.
don't wait too long Jeff. as Scott and Tim will attest too the bugs in July and August are brutal. Also you need some tele reach as these birds do not let you get close. This is my favorite osprey pic taken with the tamron 200-500 (300-750)with sensor crop at full zoom. [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
