Returning to the nest - a photo on Flickriver

            Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

This is a pair of almost fully grown youngsters.  The parents occasionally will drop a fish during a fly by.  For the most part they are on their own.  They take turns flying for about 10 minutes before returning to the nest.

Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

Habitat : Lakes and Ponds
Food : Fish
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Aerial Dive
Conservation : Low Concern

"Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming. These large, rangy hawks do well around humans and have rebounded in numbers following the ban on the pesticide DDT. Hunting Ospreys are a picture of concentration, diving with feet outstretched and yellow eyes sighting straight along their talons." - Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
   

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Barron (historical) (show map)

Taken on: August 3, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec, 483mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	483mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.6 (Windows)
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