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    Default St. George Island Ospreys

    I am in rural southern Maryland near the coast visiting my daughter and the place is full of Ospreys. There are man made nest boxes everywhere, some near the water, some in the water and along roadways. You go outside and you can hear the ospreys calling none stop all day long. The adults bird are busy catching fish to feed their chicks with most nest boxes containing two chicks. Here are some pictures of the parents with chicks and some adults in flight. Photos are not the best but not bad for my first attempts of catching birds in flight.

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    very nice pictures Pat.........Enjoy the time with your daughter

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    Quote Originally Posted by SPK329 View Post
    very nice pictures Pat.........Enjoy the time with your daughter
    Thanks Steve, I am enjoying my time with her very much.
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    These are great Pat! One of my favorite birds!
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    BIF shots are some of the toughest shots to capture! You did a great job here Pat. I'd be very happy to have taken these

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    Quote Originally Posted by Discus-n00b View Post
    These are great Pat! One of my favorite birds!
    Quote Originally Posted by rickztahone View Post
    BIF shots are some of the toughest shots to capture! You did a great job here Pat. I'd be very happy to have taken these
    Thanks guys, appreciate the kind comments. I took a lot of pictures of these birds and really happy to get some decent photos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post

    They are all really cool pics Pat! Like this one the best though..the wings, feathers and eye!

    Osprey are great subjects for photography...predatory birds that are comfortable living close to humans, they often completely ignore us. I have seen them carry away fish so big its just amazing.


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    Thanks Al, this is definitely some of the harder subjects I have shot so far and many of the pictures were dark. I just had to take advantage of the opportunity while I was here.
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    Beautiful shots, and subjects!

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    Quote Originally Posted by richgrenfell View Post
    Beautiful shots, and subjects!
    Thanks Rich, I have reworked these photos in Lightroom 6 and they look quite good. Here they are

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    One more

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    Nice! I use photo shop to edit. Have to give light room a shot I think!

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