Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Rearranging the food
  

Rearranging the food

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by Debra Plett from Oakbank CA on 01 Jul 2021
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A couple of minutes after the male had delivered food to the nest the female decided she needed to reorganize things before she started to feed the chicks. For a brief moment she backed out of the nest circled once and came back in with the half eaten fish on the other side of the nest. Maybe that means things are getting a litttle crowded or that the chicks are starting to grab at the food before she is ready to feed them. There was a little bit of noise but then things calmed down.

  • Camera: SLT-A99V
  • Focal: 400 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 13
tagged: osprey chicks birds of prey springfield manitoba bird animal buzzard hawk accipiter

6 comments


Clifford Dupuis posted 2021-07-05 3:57pm

What a great shot Debra, nice to see these in action flights that show the intensity as seen in his eye

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hmellon posted 2021-07-02 12:14am

A great flight shot, Debra. I'm really impressed at how she managed to snatch the fish by the fin and circle around the nest without losing it. A really interesting photo and story.

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Jeff Aelick posted 2021-07-01 6:26pm

great timing on that one nieces shot

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Yves Langlois posted 2021-07-01 6:07pm

Super shot at the osprey Debra. You capture a very good pose of the bird. I may mistake but looking at that I would say she was hovering on that shot. The tail wide open (with nice lighting) and a little dow like that, and the tip of the wing waving. A bit sad for the fish,. My heart just can't get through that law of eat or be eaten. Hope it will be different in my next life.

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perkyleb posted 2021-07-01 4:45pm

Great shot, Debra, and good story.

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Harold Fleming posted 2021-07-01 4:44pm

Another excellent shot, Debra, with the story to go with it. She's not gripping much of the fish, is she?

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