tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post292274463292213728..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: OSPREY!Grizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-15363102550981684002013-04-10T10:01:00.483-04:002013-04-10T10:01:00.483-04:00Debbie…
Thank you. Frankly, I was amazed I even m...Debbie…<br /><br />Thank you. Frankly, I was amazed I even managed these barely usable shots, given how fast things occurred, the distance, light, intervening trees, etc.—not to mention my overall astonishment. <br /><br />While I always keep my switched-on Nikon with attached tel-zoom on the desk inches from the keyboard, in case a bird or critter comes into view—that typically means in one of the trees around the various feeders, or bedded flowers come summer—all within the range of a few yards of the window. I seldom expect or try shooting things 80 yards away. At the very least, I need to wash my window!<br /><br />Hey, the YouTube link is fine—I know you wouldn't put up anything unsuitable—but when I tried it, it didn't work…at least not for me from my Mac. Nor can I access it directly from within YouTube. And I can't tell—doubtless because of my technological illiteracy—whether any of the other listed osprey videos are copies, otherwise I'd have listed an alternative. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-27221164527014472492013-04-10T09:37:42.807-04:002013-04-10T09:37:42.807-04:00Weaver…
One of my field guides calls them a "...Weaver…<br /><br />One of my field guides calls them a "cosmopolitan" species, seeing as how ospreys appear on every continent except Antartica. They're also "monotypic" meaning the species group consist of just the one species. And they are truly magnificent birds of prey. <br /><br />You're right, too. As poor as my images were, I was lucky to get anything. And who knows, if the osprey hangs around awhile, I may have a chance at making a better shot. <br /><br /> Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-40352970555437817332013-04-10T09:16:16.358-04:002013-04-10T09:16:16.358-04:00Hey, thanks for your quick reaction and introducin...Hey, thanks for your quick reaction and introducing me to this wondrous raptor! Wow! After reading your post I did some research to find more and I hope you won't mind me including this Youtube video link with an outstanding testimony to God's design of this amazing creature. Hope you have time to watch. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA3LtXnNIto<br /><br />DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612935931627314524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-27192773603092285192013-04-10T04:37:52.868-04:002013-04-10T04:37:52.868-04:00Any photo of an osprey is a bonus Grizz and to see...Any photo of an osprey is a bonus Grizz and to see it from your study window makes you alucky man indeed.<br />We have osprey here in the UK in Summer - mainly on the Scottish lochs but some in England too - and they often pass through here on their way to their nesting site. Such a dramatic bird. Lucky you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-9809795859229378692013-04-09T17:28:03.314-04:002013-04-09T17:28:03.314-04:00Carolyn…
I've watched ospreys feed I don'...Carolyn…<br /><br />I've watched ospreys feed I don't know how many times—hundreds, probably, given that I used to spend upwards of 300 days per year on or around water, everywhere from the Keys to Canada—but a 40-50 foot float is a first. At least I think I'd remember such an event…I'm not yet to the point of being able to hide my own Easter eggs. (Of course, maybe I wouldn't be able to tell, huh?) <br /><br />Sure was something to see.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-51600539596259468392013-04-09T17:19:58.423-04:002013-04-09T17:19:58.423-04:00Gail…
Captured in real-time, for sure…just not ca...Gail…<br /><br />Captured in real-time, for sure…just not captured real good. But the osprey was neat! :-)Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-10671827759365919372013-04-09T16:10:54.471-04:002013-04-09T16:10:54.471-04:00Grizz: I've seen ospreys do that floating thi...Grizz: I've seen ospreys do that floating thing, too, when they catch fish. I don't know if they are catching their breath or securing their hold on the fish or what. Just when you think they are going to sink and are done for, up they go.Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-46782455845622926982013-04-09T15:42:06.995-04:002013-04-09T15:42:06.995-04:00HI GRIZZ - nature capture in'real-time'. ...HI GRIZZ - nature capture in'real-time'. Nothin' better, WOW indeed!<br />Love Gail<br />peace....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-6374070156466599112013-04-09T15:24:05.337-04:002013-04-09T15:24:05.337-04:00Giggles…
That's kinda what I said afterwards:...Giggles…<br /><br />That's kinda what I said afterwards: WOW!Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-50403831788257694592013-04-09T15:22:32.691-04:002013-04-09T15:22:32.691-04:00Carolyn…
I do wish I'd have had a few seconds...Carolyn…<br /><br />I do wish I'd have had a few seconds to prepare myself, rather than gape/grab/gun. <br /><br />What got me was watching that bird float such a long ways downstream—presumably with the fish already clutched underwater in its talons—wings outspread like outriggers, head and tail and opened wings all flat on the surface like a spent mayfly. At first I though the bird had stunned itself, maybe even broken it neck. It didn't flop or move, just let the current carry it along. I was quite relieved when it struggled into the air and flew off with its fish. I've watched countless osprey fishing over the years, but have never witnessed such a scenario. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-59903311170514720012013-04-09T15:19:35.601-04:002013-04-09T15:19:35.601-04:00wow. Wow. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wow. Wow. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-57311677958177421632013-04-09T14:34:30.508-04:002013-04-09T14:34:30.508-04:00Very cool! It's not often I see a photo of an...Very cool! It's not often I see a photo of an osprey in mid-catch. I see lots of photos of them carrying a fish but not many of them actually catching a fish. Nice one!Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.com