The trouble with the wetlands

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

I have received reports that some of our Wesy Coast bretheren have been unsuccessful at capturing ospreys (must have been to busy shooting night herons) .

Down here in Florida we have the opposite problem. We have too many ospreys. I start taking a shot of an interesting subject and then this osprey lands nearby and distracts me. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif These are for you Ben. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gif

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[Trish323]

...harry...
i hardly ever notice osprey. you must attract them!

You have really bonded with that lens...it shows:thumb :thumb :thumb

[ginger_55]

Nice, Harry. Very well exposed! And those pesky Osprey appear to be quite close to you as they have great feather detail.

The problems we birders experience. I found some more Wood Storks tonight.
How are you doing on finding those birds.
They were at Boone Hall Plantation, as far as I know they do not have annual passes. Too bad.
Lots of Wood Storks, up in the trees, all over the place.

ginger

[jwear]

dam Harry I bet you hate when that happens :D and is that" THE STUMP " if you have a close up i think that would help BEN in the id,ing the --what's it called ----oh yea OSPREY --Ben use the last 4 letters and prey :rofl :rofl :D :rofl :D :rofl good luck my friend i leave you at the mercy of our east coast leader:huh :thumb

[bfjr]

dam Harry I bet you hate when that happens :D and is that" THE STUMP " if you have a close up i think that would help BEN in the id,ing the --what's it called ----oh yea OSPREY --Ben use the last 4 letters and prey :rofl :rofl :D :rofl :D :rofl good luck my friend i leave you at the mercy of our east coast leader:huh :thumb

Yeah sure go off to Boy Scout Land and leave me here, getting dbl and triple teamed by those southern Ummmm photog types
:rolleyes :uhoh :rolleyes :D . Well I'm off at 5am tomorrow to go find something :dunno

[bfjr]

Well Harry these are some fine ..Uhhh Osprey shots choke choke :D
I certainly appreciate the gift, now If you don't mind sending me the 500 me and the machine gun will make every effort to bring some home for your viewing pleasure :rofl :D

[jwear]

Well Harry these are some fine ..Uhhh Osprey shots choke choke :D
I certainly appreciate the gift, now If you don't mind sending me the 500 me and the machine gun will make every effort to bring some home for your viewing pleasure :rofl :Dyou gonna need a tc mate the [you know whats] are in FLA :D

[Harryb]

...harry...
i hardly ever notice osprey. you must attract them!

You have really bonded with that lens...it shows:thumb :thumb :thumb
Hey Trish,

They seem to be most active between 10 am - 4 PM. They go to the wetlands to fish and then go off to their nests. When I was there yesterday there were three of them zipping around.

[Allen]

Ya got them performing tricks now, huh? Sure looks like the first one is standing on
his front legs.:roflMy favorite is No. 3 although they are all beautiful.
Al

[Harryb]

Nice, Harry. Very well exposed! And those pesky Osprey appear to be quite close to you as they have great feather detail.

The problems we birders experience. I found some more Wood Storks tonight.
How are you doing on finding those birds.
They were at Boone Hall Plantation, as far as I know they do not have annual passes. Too bad.
Lots of Wood Storks, up in the trees, all over the place.

ginger
Hey Ginger,

Thanks for the kind words. Wood Storks are regular visitors down here. I got one who stops by the pond behind my house every morning.

[MuskyDude]

Superb as always Harry, love these opserey shots!!! :clap



AJ

[Harryb]

dam Harry I bet you hate when that happens :D and is that" THE STUMP " if you have a close up i think that would help BEN in the id,ing the --what's it called ----oh yea OSPREY --Ben use the last 4 letters and prey :rofl :rofl :D :rofl :D :rofl good luck my friend i leave you at the mercy of our east coast leader:huh :thumb

I don't think anything can help Ben with the ID as I don't think he has ever seen one of these before. :rofl

[Harryb]

Well Harry these are some fine ..Uhhh Osprey shots choke choke :D
I certainly appreciate the gift, now If you don't mind sending me the 500 me and the machine gun will make every effort to bring some home for your viewing pleasure :rofl :D
I'm glad you enjoyed them Ben. I would send you the 500 but you don't need it. Its not the tools its the photographer. :rofl

[bfjr]

I'm glad you enjoyed them Ben. I would send you the 500 but you don't need it. Its not the tools its the photographer. :rofl
Your are right my friend you are a great photographer, soooooooo you don't need that 500, just go ahead and send it to me cause you know I need all the help I can get :rofl :D

[Harryb]

Ya got them performing tricks now, huh? Sure looks like the first one is standing on
his front legs.:roflMy favorite is No. 3 although they are all beautiful.
Al
Thanks Al. They will do tricks if you hang with them long enough. :D

[Harryb]

Superb as always Harry, love these opserey shots!!! :clap



AJ
thanks AJ

[ehughes]

Excellent shots Harry,

[BigAl]

Great series (as usual) Harry! :thumb #3 & #4 are excellent.

regards
alan

[ginger_55]

Thanks Al. They will do tricks if you hang with them long enough. :D
Tricks? Mine sit and glare at me!

g

[Harryb]

Your are right my friend you are a great photographer, soooooooo you don't need that 500, just go ahead and send it to me cause you know I need all the help I can get :rofl :D
Ben, Ben, Ben,

Normally i would be more than happy to give you my 500mm. :bs
However you are doing so well with the 300mm I would hate to slow down your growth as a photographer. The 500mm makes it too easy. It takes the challenge out of getting the shot. I like you too much to do that to you.

[Harryb]

Great series (as usual) Harry! :thumb #3 & #4 are excellent.

regards
alan
Hey Alan,

Always great hearing from ya. Glad you enjoyed the shots.

[Harryb]

Tricks? Mine sit and glare at me!

g

I guess I just have that osprey appeal. :lol4