Really bad piccy of an Osprey [Archive]

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 17:08

Its rubbish i know, but its my first pic of a real live wild Osprey ! :)

http://www.cookster.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/0414-155616-01.jpg

14-04-2006, 18:23

You need a longer lens Ian! :D Good capture though - where was this then?

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 18:30

Hehehe yeah i know i need a longer lens really badly ! lol

Was at Rutland Water, they have about 5 or 6 Ospreys there, part of a translocation project ! :) im going to go there a few times this year :)

14-04-2006, 19:32

I remember years ago when the first Osprey was sighted on Blythfield Reservoir. You couldn't get wthin half a mile of the place for parked cars, tripods and digiscopes. :D

dod

14-04-2006, 20:35

they're a beautiful bird

Marcel

14-04-2006, 21:05

Well at least you got to see them this time mate :)
Thoroughly enjoyable day otherwise?

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 21:07

they're a beautiful bird

You arent wrong mate ! :)

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 21:08

I remember years ago when the first Osprey was sighted on Blythfield Reservoir. You couldn't get wthin half a mile of the place for parked cars, tripods and digiscopes. :D
I just need to persuade Matt to come with me and then mug his 800 off him ;)

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 21:09

Well at least you got to see them this time mate :)
Thoroughly enjoyable day otherwise?

Yes that i did ! :)

It was a very nice day, sun was out, was warm i saw 2 ospreys ! :) thats a big ambition dealt with, now i just need to see one closer and get a better picture ! :)

dod

14-04-2006, 21:10

You arent wrong mate ! :)
We've got a few of them at Boat of Garten, made me realise I've never taken the camera up to have a go :doh:

IanC_UK

14-04-2006, 21:13

We've got a few of them at Boat of Garten, made me realise I've never taken the camera up to have a go :doh:

Ill have to arrange a trip up ;)

I was in Glenrothes yesterday, didnt get any chances to get out and take pics though !

orangepeel

15-04-2006, 08:24

I was in Glenrothes yesterday, didnt get any chances to get out and take pics though !

good place if you wanted to do a pictorial study of roundabouts :)

IanC_UK

15-04-2006, 08:32

good place if you wanted to do a pictorial study of roundabouts :)

LOL i didnt notice that many, but i only drove from edinburgh to an industrial estate ! lol

I do live near the roundaout capital of the world though, Milton keynes ! ;)

HIMUPNORTH

15-04-2006, 08:49

We've got a few of them at Boat of Garten, made me realise I've never taken the camera up to have a go :doh:

There are a pair at Moy just South of Inverness as well Dod (Meallmore I think).

HIMUPNORTH

15-04-2006, 08:51

I should also say that I had an early morning flight today on my paramotor and flew in a lazy morning thermal with a Red Kite. He followed me until I landed. Cool but no pics. Sorry!:(

mrgubby

15-04-2006, 09:08

I do live near the roundaout capital of the world though, Milton keynes ! ;)

If I wake early on Sundays I go and play round MK on my motorbike , loads & loads of linked 70mph roundabouts :clap:

Keltic Ice Man

15-04-2006, 09:18

Two Ospreys at Bassenthwaite in the Lake District again this year.

There on web cam at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/webcams/osprey_webcam.shtml

and are well worth going to Dodd wood to see.

Allan

..MD..

15-04-2006, 15:46

nice effort ianc ive been trying to catch birds of prey myself mine are a bit like yours at the moment .. but i am off to photo some red kites tommorrow . hope to post some good pics tommor..