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03-DEC-2016 Breezanemom

Week 1 - Osprey and Grackle
by Breezanemom

Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

I was at Lake Apopka driving around watching the wildlife when I spotted these two.
The osprey was calmly eating his fish when the grackle flew over and sat on the branch opposite him.
They stared at each other for a while, then the grackle started calling out.
The osprey answered with his screech, which I think was telling the grackle that he wasn't getting the fish.
They continued on this way for a good 5-10 minutes, until the grackle turned his back on the osprey.
The osprey then continued eating the fish while the grackle continued to "talk".

Nikon COOLPIX P900
1/400s f/8.0 at 98.1mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Liz Bickel18-Dec-2016 02:49
That must have been fun to watch. I love seeing animals interact.
Laura Milholland10-Dec-2016 00:59
Very cool shot! I love that you got them both in the shot. Interaction between birds or critters is always so fascinating to me to watch. :)
Dale Palmer 09-Dec-2016 20:22
"Share" is not a word in their vocabulary.
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