Osprey family, minus the male
Jul 13, 2018 15:21:49 #
At Alameda Point, California. The fourth shot shows mom, flying. The fifth and sixth show the unfortunate male entangled in fishing tackle, with fishing line even wrapped on his wing. After the day I took this shot three weeks ago, the male was never seen again.
Against all odds, mom has proven to be an excellent hunter and protectress. One of the three chicks is already taking short flights, with the others hopefully not too far behind.
Used Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF, some with 1.4x TC. From my boat.
Against all odds, mom has proven to be an excellent hunter and protectress. One of the three chicks is already taking short flights, with the others hopefully not too far behind.
Used Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF, some with 1.4x TC. From my boat.
Jul 13, 2018 15:22:41 #
Jul 13, 2018 16:07:39 #
Wonderful photos, sad story. This is not an uncommon thing to happen to water birds, unfortunately.
Jul 13, 2018 16:14:19 #
pmackd wrote:
At Alameda Point, California. The fourth shot sho... (show quote)
You have told a powerful story here, thank you! These are excellent photos, nice work.
Phil
Jul 13, 2018 16:43:27 #
Sad. Mankind has a huge impact on wildlife, for good or bad. Thanks for sharing. vz
Jul 13, 2018 22:33:53 #
Jul 13, 2018 23:37:58 #
rockdog wrote:
You have told a powerful story here, thank you! These are excellent photos, nice work.
Phil
Phil
Thanks. Wish it hadn't happened this way.
Jul 14, 2018 08:57:20 #
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