The classic osprey glare.
This distant osprey has a fish clutched in his talons.
He lands with his prize,
and spots me.
He immediately mantles to cover his prey from the potential thief.
You can see the nictitating membrane, or third inner eyelid, starting to cover his eye for protection as he subdues the thrashing fish. (Click to enlarge).
Up on the safety of the high wires,
he can ignore me more comfortably.
Cheers to you from the well fed osprey~
What beautiful shots of the osprey!
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Thank you Kerry & hope you are well დ
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I am well Cindy and thank you for asking. A hug to you. 💗
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Visa versa 2UX2 დ
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You are the ‘bird whisperer’ of photography.
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And you are a very nice friend. Stay safe & well დ
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Beautiful images of this Osprey Cindy. He is a great poser and happy finding his food.
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Thanks much. Raptors work so hard to get their food. It made me happy to see him/her eat დ
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Wonderful photos and excellent commentary! 🌸🤗👌💐🍫💖
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You’re kindness is appreciated დ
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💞💕🌸🍫💐❣️😊🌹my pleasure . God bless you 😉
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God Bless you დ
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😊🌸
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Unbelievable images, Cindy!
I’ve never seen anything like these anywhere.
I am not surprised my first experience of such photos would be yours.
Cheers to you and yours, my friend.
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Love to you and your beautiful family Sheila. Stay safe and well დ
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Earlier this year we were in MD, we saw several ospreys. Gorgeous birds.
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It is always a thrill to find ospreys, happy you have experienced this & cheers to you დ
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What wonderful shots of this beautiful bird, Cindy!
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Ahh, thanks so much for your thoughtfulness Clare დ
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Fascinating! I’ve learned so much about all kinds of birds from following your blog.
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And I see you just followed me again!! What is this? The fourth or fifth time? Thank you WP!!! Cheers to you Liz & stay safe and well my friend დ
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He’s keeping a fierce lock on you. 🙂
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Raptors do that. I love it. Sometimes they dive, and I duck, but it is more a show of force, than an actual intent to maim, unless you are really, what is that word? Funnily enough, this plastic surgeon I know, doesn’t seem to understand raptors. There was a nest on his property, and he walked under it and got strafed, serious laceration of his head. It made first place in the national news, when there was a much bigger story happening. He said, “I have to get rid of that nest, but they tell me it is illegal.”
Since it got so much attention, he couldn’t be illegal.
I asked him, “Why did you walk under the nest if you knew it was there?”
He said, “It’s where I keep my trash cans.”
He got strafed again the following year.
Raptors don’t like people who don’t get the message.
We are in horrible drought now in Cali. I put jet nozzles on an industrial hose, harnessing our agricultural strength irrigation pressure, pointed it to the sky, and watched the hawks cry and cry, as they fly back and forth under the mists.
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Truly magnificent, Cindy! Hugs on the wing!
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Hugs flying back to you my friend დ
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Majestic and powerful creature. The photos are beautiful.
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Ahhh, thanks so much! You make me happy I posted დ
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These shots are so great, thanks for sharing them, Cindy! I’m glad you did try to take his fish. 😄
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I meant ‘didn’t’ try to take his fish…
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Smiling…..I wouldn’t dare! დ
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