Ospreys on Vancouver Island

[bradpowellphoto]

My buddy Pete and I have been watching an Osprey nest here on the Island for a few months now.

It can be pretty hit and miss and some days you can sit for hours without much action.

We got up early and were at the nest by 7:00am this weekend and were rewarded by seeing the parents put on a quite a show dropping sticks onto the nest.

Then we got a peek at their two new chicks as they stuck their heads up to look down at us.

We are very excited about watching the 2 of them grow up.

The only problem is the nest is only accessible on the weekends so we only get to see them every 5 days or so.

Hope you enjoy some of my images from Sunday.

http://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/588999816_TBTck-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/588996536_vZZsd-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/588998194_CUyFY-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/588999252_8Eqgz-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/589000331_SwAua-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/589000906_FhdwT-XL.jpghttp://www.bradpowellphoto.com/photos/589001634_YL8xd-XL.jpg

[Bud1880]

Wow!! All of those are very, very nice. Chicks are cute but that last shot of the perched osprey is just beautiful. :thumb:clap

How fortunate you are Brad to be able to photograph this even if it's only a couple of days a week.

Bud

[chrisunderwoodimages]

Those are very very nice.

[t_hedlund]

Awesome photos,
They make se soo jealous
good job.

[Maestro]

All are excellent shots. Getting the whole bird in frame in flight while maintaining good eye contact and focus is not easy. Well done! I, too, am jealous!

[raptorcaptor]

Very nice! Love the first shot! :clap

[bradpowellphoto]

Thanks for the kind comments guys!

I have to say that when you have lots of good light that cheap ole Bigma lens can capture some great shots.

I will hopefully get more of the chicks to post from my next visit on the weekend.

Brad

[NorthernFocus]

Nice set of images there. Well done :thumb