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[Rassie]

This osprey grabbed a fish that was too large to lift out of the water. After a fight that saw the bird ride the fish in all directions including underwater a few times, it had to give up and let the fish go.

Nikon D7500 with Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6

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[gaknott]

It happens!! Great shots, I love the top one!

 

[Hawkeshead]

Captured a v nice event. Like the fast shutter speed

 

[gordon_g]

Size matters!!!

 

[Ralph]

This osprey grabbed a fish that was too large to lift out of the water. After a fight that saw the bird ride the fish in all directions including underwater a few times, it had to give up and let the fish go.

Nikon D7500 with Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6

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Nice shot! Was this fresh or salt water?

 

[Rassie]

Thanks Ralph.
This was fresh water - the very western end of Lake Ontario. See 43.289284, -79.886670 in Google Maps.
I was shooting in a southern direction.

 

[Rassie]

Size matters!!!

I bet the osprey was unhappy with its own size.

 

[gordon_g]

I bet the osprey was unhappy with its own size.

See if he was bigger he would have gotten that fish...

 

[Rassie]

Captured a v nice event. Like the fast shutter speed

Thanks. I learned the hard way that one needs a high shutter speed for tracking and capturing these birds when they dive for fish, even when they're just flying past.

 

[gordon_g]

Thanks Ralph.
This was fresh water - the very western end of Lake Ontario. See 43.289284, -79.886670 in Google Maps.
I was shooting in a southern direction.

Nice have driven though their many many times from Buffalo to the Trent waterway on Fishing trips. Might have to bring the camera next time! if we can ever cross the boarder again that is

 

[Rassie]

Nice have driven though their many many times from Buffalo to the Trent waterway on Fishing trips. Might have to bring the camera next time! if we can ever cross the boarder again that is

Call me up next time you do. I live not far from there.

 

[Yezdi]

Brilliant capture Rassie...Love the first shot

 

[Callie]

Koos, groen fotos!
Love it, I am green, wish we had such opportunities here! About SS you mentioned ~ > 1/4000 works well, well ~ sometimes! I try not below 1/2000 but 1/3200 is better for BIA - birds in action.

 

[Rassie]

Koos, groen fotos!
Love it, I am green, wish we had such opportunities here! About SS you mentioned ~ > 1/4000 works well, well ~ sometimes! I try not below 1/2000 but 1/3200 is better for BIA - birds in action.

Thanks, Callie. Yeah, the osprey is common around here in North America, as is the Bald Eagle. They both dive for fish. The Bald Eagle even looks similar to the African Fish Eagle. I guess the best location for you would be Okavango first, Kruger second? Back in 1981 I photographed a fish eagle diving for catfish in a muddy pond in Savuti. Way too low a shutter speed, blurry images. Today I’m ashamed of them.

 

[Rassie]

Brilliant capture Rassie...Love the first shot

Thank you, Sir.