Osprey
First time ever having an Osprey fly over our house here in Laconia. I was doing some yard work today and this was a pleasant surprise. Judging by the size, I would say that this was an adult female.
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You must keep your camera attached to your rake!
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Those are beautiful birds. Pure hunting machine.:D Nice shots.
I have a Hawk that flies around my house every once in a while. I can hear it shriek and then whoosh it fly's by. I never have my camera around like you do though.:( |
Awesome shot. We have a Peregrin and lots of Red Tailed Hawks. I will try to capture over the summer. If it ever gets here it seems after todays weather.
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http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wild...rineFalcon.pdf |
Peregrin falcon I think
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I remember a few years ago seeing a Peregrin nest on top of a real tall light tower on I-93 in Maine.At least I was told that was what was nesting there.Now that I think about it,maybe it was an Osprey.
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American Kestrel?
http://www.gopetsamerica.com/birds/s...an-kestrel.jpg
We saw an American Kestrel in Gilmanton last summer. (picture is representation, not actual sighting) Pretty cool. |
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Amazing shots as usual Airedale1.
What size lens are you using? |
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Thanks for the kind words, the lens was a Canon 400mm f/5.6. |
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Peregrine Falcons at the Lake
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http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...Lake_006_2.jpg Mrs. DRH, now known as Quilt Lady, identified my bird as a Peregrine Falcon. It was eating a Blue Jay. |
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The Canon 400mm f/5.6 is not an IS lens, so there is no image stablization. Assuming you are shooting with a Canon digital body with a 1.6 image factor, the the 400mm is like a 640mm on a standard 35mm body. The image is so clear for a hand held shot. Great work! Back to the subject, there are definately Peregrine falcons around the lake. I have seen two in the last five years close to the Weirs. No idea if they are breeding, they might just be visitors on vacation. R2B |
I was driving past the veterinarian place near the Libby museum in Wolfeboro yesterday, and a small Falcon of some type flew right past my windshield. The only thing I noticed about it was that it seemed to have a lighter colored stripe going across the top of it's tail. Tail was brown the stripe was a lighter beige or even white? (Left to right) It was moving very fast.:eek:
There is also a Falcon that seems to fly by my deck every once in a while. It has used the same flight path on several occasions. And it flys by very close to me. I figure my property heads down a fairly steep hill and all it has to do is glide down....:confused: It flew by on Saturday and I watched it head into the trees. By the time I grabbed my camera and looked around in the woods I couldn't find it.:( |
Just to add to my Falcon sightings. I saw one the other day in Moultonborough near the Laconia savings bank, and another one near the Suissevale Entrance sign. It was up on a power wire, across the street from the entrance. So I have seen a few Falcons around. More so than in the past few years. Maybe they are staging a come back? I also saw a very bright yellow bird today. Small. Don;t know what it was. At first I thought it was a parakeet. All yellow.:confused:
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Probably a goldfinch.
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I would guess it was a Yellow Warbler.
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Prize Winner...
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http://ticket.heraldtribune.com/file...3A-480x621.jpg Serious birders would have noted this Osprey prizewinner is "vocalizing". . |
Saw two Ospreys going south to north over the east side of the lake this morning. They were the Marine VTOL type. Not nearly as impressive as the actual raptor!
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"Osprey" Example Pictured...
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Occupied with a timely project that needed glue and clamps, I didn't look up to see them—but their presence could be felt—and heard. http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/V-22_Humvee.jpg . |
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