Description
When I arrived at the nest the female Osprey was in the nest and the male was sitting on a hydro pole across the road. I was in the process of attaching the camera to the tripod when the male Osprey decided to fly back to the nest. I rushed to get some sort of focus on the nest. At this time of year usually the male and female are actively mating to my surprise the male took the lower position in the nest and the female fixed her eyes on me and did a fly over giving me a warning. I am pretty sure that I was deemed a non threat as she returned to the nest and did not make any chirping noise. I believe she is sitting on one or two eggs at this time as she seemed to be rearranging something in the bottom of the nest. The male Osprey then took his spot sitting on the outer rim of the nest. I always stay well back from the nest and only stay a few minutes. I was a little disappointed that the male is hidden in behind a large twig, but still lucky that I got the female in good focus.
Taken By
Debra Plett
Taken On
May 5, 2020
Tagged
osprey
birds
of
prey
manitoba
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Focal:
600
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Lens Model:
150-600mm F5-6.3 SSM
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Shutter speed:
0.0005
sec
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Aperture: f/
10
