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My Fish!

© Hal Bambrick

My Fish!

Uploaded: March 29, 2010

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Osprey with his capture after a serious battle with a Bald Eagle to keep it. Out on a friend`s boat in a Florida lake yesterday full of Ospreys and Eagles I witnessed an incredible attempt by the Eagle to take the fish but the Osprey won after a half hour chase around the lake,Awesome Sight!!.F/8,1/1600,Iso800,400mm,Cloudy Day.

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 625/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic March 29, 2010

Beautiful capture...love the eyes!!! Have a great day, Hal! #1253297

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe March 29, 2010

Aerial combat can be serious - Fantastic capture Hal! Jeff #8493973

Monnie Ryan March 29, 2010

Super work, Hal -- I sure wouldn't want to fight him for it! #8494027

Renata Gusciora March 29, 2010

Incredible capture and beautiful bird portrait with fantastic treatments,Hal! #8494067

Ron McEwan March 29, 2010

Life isn't easy is it. Great shooting Hal and that must have been a show to watch them fight. #8494127

Tiia Vissak March 29, 2010

cool tones & framing! #8494156

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic March 29, 2010

I'd have fallen out of the boat probably! Great fishing tale (smile) and such a wonderful image. #8494234

Jack Gaskin March 29, 2010

Great Portrait...

Bald Eagles are w/o question the BIGGEST THIEVES in the Bird World. In Alaska the guides will tell you, Bald Eagles would much rather steal than hunt any time...


Happy Shooting
Jack #8494413

Mike Clime March 29, 2010

Excellent capture and details! Probably made him real hungry. #8494416

Kerry Hill March 29, 2010

Excellent capture, Hal!! #8494485

Jyri Vissak March 29, 2010

Absolutely beautiful! #8494492

Bill Houghton March 29, 2010

Outstanding shot Hal. What part of Florida is this? Great work, Bill #8494530

Ellen Hodges March 29, 2010

Wow capture with amazing detail, Hal! Outstanding. fav'd. #8494562

BILLY R. PARKER March 29, 2010

GREAT SHOT HAL !! BILLY #8494661

John Connolly March 29, 2010

I would say the Osprey would need all the nurishment he could get after a thirty minute chase, Hal! A marvelous capture of this beautiful bird!
I need a bigger lens! #8494727

Gord MacEachern March 29, 2010

He is one tough Osprey Hal, incredible image and story!! #8494849

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe March 29, 2010

Great story and spectacular capture, Hal. #8494875

Anita Hogue March 29, 2010

WOW, terrific story and awesome shot, Hal! They are so fun to watch! #8494878

Jessica Jenney March 29, 2010

Must have been quite a sight! Fantastic capture, Hal! #8494942

Thomas E. Hinds March 29, 2010

Another wonderful image, Hal! Just amazing! #8495127

Carol Eade level-addict March 29, 2010

What an awesome capture, Hal, love the composition, BG, and story to go with it! #8495129

Lynn M. Whitt March 29, 2010

Gorgeous bird and capture... #8495242

Randy D. Dinkins level-classic March 29, 2010

Great shot and thanks for the story. Always cool to watch "real" wild life adventures. #8495562

Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2010

Fantastic capture... love the details and clarity, Hal! Sure glad he got to keep his meal after that ordeal! #8495576

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 29, 2010

Incredible image, Hal!!! Beautiful bird!!! :-) k #8495692

Carrie M. Groseclose March 29, 2010

What an awesome thing to get to witness, Hal! Great capture! #8496009

Robert K. Bemus level-classic March 30, 2010

Beautiful lighting and portrait, Hal!! Glad the ospreys are eating too!! #8496368

Dick W. Wyatt March 30, 2010

Great image.

I love to photograph Osprey, they are fun to watch. #8496405

Freddy Bland March 30, 2010

Hal, you live in paradise!! Outstanding capture of this magnificent bird!! He's a beauty!! #8496984

Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 30, 2010

Great portrait with a lot to imagine from. Amazing capture Hal.
JP #8497268

Val Feldman level-deluxe March 30, 2010

What a life you lead, Hal...always an adventure!! Good for you - that's what it's all about!!! Beautiful capture - and a great story to go along with it... #8497498

Kathleen Brennan March 30, 2010

Amazing image of this osprey and its prey! You are a king of bird photography! #8498066

Maria A. Gonzalez March 31, 2010

Excellent portrait and story,Hal. #8499690

Linda A. Braddock March 31, 2010

Hal, Beautiful Capture of this beautiful Osprey! Well Done!! #8500492

Karen Bacon March 31, 2010

An awesome capture Hal! Sounds like you had an exciting time! #8500583

Tommy E. Burgess March 31, 2010

Outstanding capture of this beautiful Osprey Hal!! I've been luck to have the chance to see a few Ospreys the last two Autumns here in MO mingling with the eagles. As much as I love taking eagle photos, Ospreys are a far more unusual sight here, so even though most of my captures were unusable, it's still a joy to see such beautiful birds. Excellent as always!! #8501598

Nancy J. Locke April 02, 2010

MAGNIFICENT CAPTURE, HAL!!! You have captured the essence of this bird.

Cheers, Nancy J Locke #8506141

Michelle Alton April 03, 2010

Intensely beautiful shot, Hal...and fascinating story! #8506936

Liz blahh April 09, 2010

Awesome capture! #8523228

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