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Osprey


Osprey
Photo Information
Copyright: Michael Halliday (pompey) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 4 N: 780] (2762)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Canon EF 75-300/4.0-5.6 III, Skylight
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-18 14:45
Viewed: 1501
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This bird was a resident on the beach at the hotel I was staying in, in Egypt, I found his huge nest in a small lighthouse a couple of hundred yards out to sea.

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. It is often known by other colloquial names such as fishhawk, seahawk or Fish Eagle. It is the only member of the genus Pandion, which is in turn the only genus in family Pandionidae.

The Osprey is 52-60cm (20.5-23.6 inches) long with a 152-167cm (5-5.5 feet) wingspan. It has white underparts and long, narrow wings with four "finger" feathers at the end of each, which give it a very distinctive appearance.

Their call is a series of sharp whistles, cheep, cheep, or yewk, yewk. Near the nest, a frenzied cheereek!

The Osprey is particularly well adapted to its diet, with reversible outer toes, closable nostrils to keep out water during dives, and backwards facing scales on the talons which act as barbs to help catch fish.

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  • Great 
  • omer Silver Star Critiquer [C: 27 W: 0 N: 4] (185)
  • [2006-07-18 15:17]

very clear and sharp photo of the bird which is seldomly seen in our area.Well done.

  • Great 
  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-07-18 17:49]

Hello Michael,
nice seeing you here on Treknature again and this time with an excellent inflight shot. Very nice captured. Excellent light and wonderful sharp details.
TFS..Sky

Bonjour Michael,
Hard to catch. Weel done and well cropped. Congratulations!

  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2006-07-19 2:28]

Bonjour Michael!

Bravo pour cette belle prise,les détails du plumage sont bon et ;'éclairage fait bien ressortir les couleurs de l'oiseau.
Merci.
joseph

Hello Michael, excllent colors, Bg, POv DOF Perfect details, Great composition, TFs kyle

  • Great 
  • soccer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 569 W: 0 N: 532] (1927)
  • [2006-07-19 10:20]

Michael,

Great in flight pic that you have posted here. The sharpness, detail, BG, Lighting and composition are all excellent. I can appreciate the difficulty involoved. TFS,
Sheriff

Hello Michael,
great moment you pictured here. Very good sharpness, details, colours and composition. Thanks for sharing.
Gr.
Heinz

Hi Michael, great shot with amazing details, colors and light.

Andrea

  • Great 
  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 552 W: 99 N: 836] (2721)
  • [2006-07-20 10:05]

Hello Michael,

Excellent picture of this Osprey! The great colors looks very natural to me and you got it right in focus!!! Excellent management of the speed and exposure! The perfect sky enhanced really greatly the bird! Nice feathers details too! Great shot and TFS,

Michel

Hello Michael,
Great detail, sharpness, DOF, and exposed well..Nicely composed space front as well.
Well done and TFS!

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