My Fish!
Uploaded: March 29, 2010
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
Shelly A. Van Camp March 29, 2010
Beautiful capture...love the eyes!!! Have a great day, Hal! #1253297Jeff Robinson March 29, 2010
Aerial combat can be serious - Fantastic capture Hal! Jeff #8493973Monnie Ryan March 29, 2010
Super work, Hal -- I sure wouldn't want to fight him for it! #8494027Renata Gusciora March 29, 2010
Incredible capture and beautiful bird portrait with fantastic treatments,Hal! #8494067Ron McEwan March 29, 2010
Life isn't easy is it. Great shooting Hal and that must have been a show to watch them fight. #8494127Tiia Vissak March 29, 2010
cool tones & framing! #8494156Bonnie C. Lackey March 29, 2010
I'd have fallen out of the boat probably! Great fishing tale (smile) and such a wonderful image. #8494234Jack 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. #8494416Kerry Hill March 29, 2010
Excellent capture, Hal!! #8494485Jyri Vissak March 29, 2010
Absolutely beautiful! #8494492Bill Houghton March 29, 2010
Outstanding shot Hal. What part of Florida is this? Great work, Bill #8494530Ellen Hodges March 29, 2010
Wow capture with amazing detail, Hal! Outstanding. fav'd. #8494562BILLY R. PARKER March 29, 2010
GREAT SHOT HAL !! BILLY #8494661John 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!Gord MacEachern March 29, 2010
He is one tough Osprey Hal, incredible image and story!! #8494849Tammy M. Anderson March 29, 2010
Great story and spectacular capture, Hal. #8494875Anita Hogue March 29, 2010
WOW, terrific story and awesome shot, Hal! They are so fun to watch! #8494878Jessica Jenney March 29, 2010
Must have been quite a sight! Fantastic capture, Hal! #8494942Thomas E. Hinds March 29, 2010
Another wonderful image, Hal! Just amazing! #8495127Carol Eade March 29, 2010
What an awesome capture, Hal, love the composition, BG, and story to go with it! #8495129Lynn M. Whitt March 29, 2010
Gorgeous bird and capture... #8495242Randy D. Dinkins March 29, 2010
Great shot and thanks for the story. Always cool to watch "real" wild life adventures. #8495562Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2010
Fantastic capture... love the details and clarity, Hal! Sure glad he got to keep his meal after that ordeal! #8495576Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 29, 2010
Incredible image, Hal!!! Beautiful bird!!! :-) k #8495692Carrie M. Groseclose March 29, 2010
What an awesome thing to get to witness, Hal! Great capture! #8496009Robert K. Bemus March 30, 2010
Beautiful lighting and portrait, Hal!! Glad the ospreys are eating too!! #8496368Dick 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!! #8496984Jean-Pierre Ducondi March 30, 2010
Great portrait with a lot to imagine from. Amazing capture Hal.Val Feldman 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... #8497498Kathleen Brennan March 30, 2010
Amazing image of this osprey and its prey! You are a king of bird photography! #8498066Maria A. Gonzalez March 31, 2010
Excellent portrait and story,Hal. #8499690Linda A. Braddock March 31, 2010
Hal, Beautiful Capture of this beautiful Osprey! Well Done!! #8500492Karen Bacon March 31, 2010
An awesome capture Hal! Sounds like you had an exciting time! #8500583Tommy 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!! #8501598Nancy 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! #8506936Liz blahh April 09, 2010
Awesome capture! #8523228Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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