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03-JAN-2009

Osprey With Catch 34048

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

With such a large fish and with feathers soaked from its plunge into the water,
the bird had to struggle to get airborne with its catch.

Photographed along the Gulf coast near Port Lavaca, Texas, USA.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/3200s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time03-Jan-2009 10:18:46
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/3200 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 11-May-2010 12:11
What a shot, wingspan is fantastic
Guest 10-Mar-2010 16:12
Great catch...to the Osprey and the photographer!
Buba Jafarli03-Aug-2009 14:02
Both Gordon and the osprey are the winners here! BV.
Gennady Zaturensky19-Jan-2009 16:32
Nice catch! Get it? :) ~V~
Guest 15-Jan-2009 23:42
wow. look at the eyes on that osprey.
Karen Moen12-Jan-2009 07:30
Amazing detail even to the blood tracks on the fish. Wow!! Voted.
Steve Goldthorp08-Jan-2009 20:45
Superb catch!
rollosphotos03-Jan-2009 16:12
Wow, nice catch!