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29-MAY-2014 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Nesting Osprey

This osprey has a nest provided for it by the University of Oregon. Ospreys kept building nests on top of the floodlights for their practice field. So the University extended the pole on top of one of the floodlights and installed a platform on top for the osprey to use to build nests. This they have done and the nest is quite large. You see part of it in this photo. It took all of the 60x zoom on my Nikon P600 to get close enough for pictures. Even then I had to crop by 50%. In one of the pictures I could see a baby, but it wasn't good enough to use as the mother was blurred. Still, I got a number of good shots of the mother handheld. Not bad for a camera with a tiny sensor.

Nikon COOLPIX P600
1/800s f/6.5 at 258.0mm iso360 hide exif
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Date/Time29-May-2014 09:40:28
MakeNikon
ModelCOOLPIX P600
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length258 mm
Exposure Time1/833 sec
Aperturef/6.5
ISO Equivalent360
Exposure Bias-1.00
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Metering Mode
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Jean D01-Jun-2014 01:14
Nice capture...
Julie Oldfield01-Jun-2014 00:03
Wow! That is a great shot.
woody3431-May-2014 04:43
A clear detailed image, wonderful...V
Carl Carbone31-May-2014 00:30
Beautiful, sharp image! He or she looks great against that bright blue sky.
Hank Vander Velde31-May-2014 00:23
Nice shot of it on the nest Vern.
Paul Milholland30-May-2014 23:23
Heck of a shot for the restraints you were operating under.
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS30-May-2014 20:39
Fantastic shot Vern, really beautiful bird too!
Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE330-May-2014 19:55
A very good capture. V
Judith Barnett30-May-2014 18:49
A great photo of the bird and the next which btw must take a long time to assemble and I assume is used for more than one breeding season.
Walter Otto Koenig30-May-2014 17:37
Nice shot. It's that time of the year. I photographed the Osprey nest near our house this morning as well. "V"
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography30-May-2014 17:05
Good shot of this beautiful bird of prey, Voted.
Nestor Derkach30-May-2014 16:29
Nice exposure with highlights under control.
Very nice in the composition and detail department.
Vote
Guest 30-May-2014 16:25
Good catch, Vern!
Laura Milholland30-May-2014 16:19
Beautiful, clear shot of her, Vern.
Jack Hoying30-May-2014 16:17
A very nice photo of it!
Barry Ailetcher30-May-2014 15:49
very nice capture
Roger Bailey30-May-2014 15:20
A great shot, there is a breeding programme in mid Wales.
parrothouse30-May-2014 15:08
They certainly use large pieces of branch to construct their nests.
Tom Munson30-May-2014 14:58
Great shot, especially at that distance.
coaster30-May-2014 14:23
Very nice!
Ed R 30-May-2014 13:54
Nice job on the capture! WE have nests along the Columbia River - they are amazing birds to watch.
Bob Davis30-May-2014 13:35
Very nice capture Vern
Martin Lamoon30-May-2014 13:09
Its an excellent capture.
v
Irene Wehrli30-May-2014 12:31
You captured it very well Vern, good work!
Irene
Steve Thuman30-May-2014 12:03
Very good at the distance,
Jim Coffman30-May-2014 11:58
You managed a very good image even after all of the zoom and crop..
Yvonne30-May-2014 11:19
Well caught Vern, and what a great idea to especially cater for these wonderful birds!
Helen Betts30-May-2014 07:20
Excellent clarity, especially given the conditions and crop. Love the story as well!
Zeeby30-May-2014 06:09
Wonderful image! V
Bea.30-May-2014 06:06
Such a good story to go with this photo.
XiaoBernard9930-May-2014 05:50
Thanks for your comment.The quality is good .
felixs nana 30-May-2014 05:48
Arent they beautiful birds... come see the nest on the Harrisburg bridge.
joseantonio30-May-2014 05:31
Very nice work.V
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