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03-AUG-2008 Hank v/d Velde

20080803 D300 071 Osprey.jpg

Mississippi Lake, Ontario

I shot this Osprey and its catch from my boat. The Osprey must have just gotten to its perch and was ready to start its meal. I suspect that it was probably going to eat a good part of the fish before taking the rest to its young; however, it had not started to eat yet. I was amazed that it got the large pike up into the tree. In my opinion, the pike probably weighed as much or more than the Osprey. I was even more amazed that the Osprey took off again with its catch as I approached a bit too close for its liking, even though it was up quite high. I could tell that it was labouring quite a bit when flying with the fish in tow.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/5.0 at 500.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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