Bird Watching: Growing in an Osprey's garden., 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thanks, Linth. It looks like it will be a good Osprey season. It should certainly be more peaceful than the last.

Hi duc. No, I don't use a teleconverter. It's a straight 400mm f5.6 Canon lens. I have tried my 1.4x extender on it, but I haven't had a single clear shot. It's a bit restrictive as well as the autofocus is lost with the extender attached. I've even tried the camera on a tripod but haven't had success with that either.

Hi Kim and welcome back. I hope you had a great holiday. The Ospreys really are great parents.

Thanks Met. I'm loving that lens.

Thank you, Pelle. It's interesting just how much you learn to predict what they're going to do next by subtle changes in voice or movement. It is a truly wonderful learning experience.

Well, all the local observers agree that there is only the one chick. He was on his usual branch eating a fish when I arrived at the nest this afternoon. Here he is bringing the headless portion to Big Hook. Last year, Old Ma Osprey would always feed the chick before she ever had any for herself (that is in the early stages before she and her chick started fighting for food). Big Hook is frantic for a feed when he brings it and after the official handover ceremony, she flies off with it. She sometimes takes it onto his branch to have a bit of a feed before returning to the nest. Other times, she'll come back to the nest and have a feed before feeding her chick.