The horizontal plunge.

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Heather Mellon

2 days ago

Maybe he was testing the waters for new fishing possibilities or just having a bit of fun. Splash shots are fun to photograph too.

Yves Langlois

a day ago

Possible it was a young doing some tests. Of course water splashes are always nice to photograped. Thanks for commenting Heather.

Debra Plett

3 days ago

You definitely caught the splash nicely Yves. I am anticipating the return of the Osprey to Manitoba. I would love to get a water dive shot like this one.

Yves Langlois

3 days ago

Thank you very much Debra. I wish you will have the opportunity. Just need a shallow river or lake around your home.

Description
Usualy the osprey spot a fish from high above and plunges verticaly to pick it up. This one made few crashes while flying low over the water at fast speed. He never succeed catching a meal and I don't think he was trying to do so. May be that's the way he take a bath but he sure made a lot of nice flying droplets I was happy to freeze. (Taken aug 2024)
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
March 7, 2025
Tagged
osprey plunge leisure_activities person sport swimming water water_sports nature outdoors pond lake animal bird goose waterfowl water_resources fluid watercourse liquid fluvial_landforms_of_streams
  • Focal: 588
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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