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Breeding plumage

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Didn't think this this should go under predators because I'm not thinking the Osprey would actually eat the Comorant,it just didn't want him fishing there right under/in front of his nesting platform is all...
If I had to guess I would say the Osprey was traveling at about 60mph....

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

What a luck. You don't see something like that every day.

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Great action sequence, kpr. I haven't seen an osprey chasing a cormorant, but have seen territorial chase-offs like that before with other species. Also nice solo osprey shots.

Here are some more catch-up shots from my wetlands areas over the past few months:

Cormorant water take-off:


Closeup of a juvenile black-crowned night heron:


Yellow-rumped warbler:


This heron is a mixed breed - part great-blue, and part Wurdemann's:


My first sighting of a Baltimore oriole...this one was a female:


Roseated spoonbill flying overhead:


Northern rough-winged swallow in flight...these things are like bullets and hard to track!:


Great egret flying past:


Flock of monk parakeets flying by:


Blue-headed vireo sitting pretty in the shade:


Grey catbird showing his reddish rump:


Male and female painted buntings sitting on a branch in the deep shade:

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Justin Miller
Sony DSLR-A580 / Sony 18-250mm / Minolta 50mm F1.7 / Sigma 30mm F1.4 / Tamron 10-24mm / Tamron 200-500mm / Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro / Minolta 300mm F4 APO
Sony NEX5N / 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 / 55-210mm F4-6.3 / Pentax K adapter / Konica K/AR adapter / bunches o' Konica & Pentax lenses!

Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg

great shots of the Osprey.. one of my most favourite birds and i spent a lot of time watching them in Ennerdale.

Never seen them chasing cormorants. good spot.

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Canon 550D, Canon EFS 17-85 IS USM, Canon EF 75-300 IS USM, Canon EFS 10-22mm USM, Canon EF35mm F2.

Got some of the gear but really still no idea...

Strutting his stuff....

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Hazel Grouse. This little creature is extreamly hard to photo. I was lucky and these were the only one's I was able to take before it flew away.

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sparrow


bluetit


blackbird

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Nice work guys on the above.

Cheers

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Nikon D7000, D40X, Nikkor 18- 200 VR II, f3.5-5.6, 70-300 AF non VR, Kit Lenses.

swallow in a sweep


I believe this is an Eurasian Oystercathcer?

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DeviantArt
Canon 1D MK3, 1x580EXII, 1x430EX
Canon 50mm 1.4 USM, Canon 100mm F2.8 USM
Canon 70-200 F2.8 L IS II, Canon 16-35 F2.8 L
Sigma 300mm F2.8

Canon Pixma PRO-9000 MKII

and a 17-40 F4L in a hundred little pieces

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Canon DSLRs: 5D Mark III, 7D
Canon lenses: 17-40/4L, 24-105/4L, 24/1.4L II, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8L Macro, 70-200/2.8L IS, 100-400L
Other stuff: Canon 580 EX II, Canon 430EX II, Velbon Sherpa 600R
Apple: MacBook Pro 15", iMac 27", iPad III, iPhone 4S, Apple TV

My deviantART

A male and a female black redstart in my garden, protecting their child's first flight.



Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM @400mm
F5.6
ISO 400
1/60 sec



Some wind in the back
Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM @400mm
F5.6
ISO 200
1/400 sec

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466