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    First Flight...or at least, First Jump!

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    First Flight...or at least, First Jump!
    by Autie from Victoria Canada on 27 Jul 2025
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    A young osprey tests it wings while a sibling looks on unimpressed! The colour of eyes of the young osprey are changing from the red to the adult yellow. "Ospreys are unusual among hawks in possessing a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp with two toes in front and two behind." Cornell. July /2025. Colwood, Vancouver Island. Canon R5 RF 200-800mm 1/2000 f11 1250 ISO.

    • Camera: Canon EOS R5m2
    • Focal: 800 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 11
    tagged: osprey animal bird beak vulture buzzard hawk vertebrate bird_of_prey accipitridae wing bird_nest accipitriformes nest

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