I Said, "Get Away From My Chick!" - Dos Rayas Was Really Agitated! Explored - Thank You!
Not only was Mama Osprey Dos Rayas telling me to leave her chick alone, she also appeared to be trying to encourage her chick to fly from his position on a nearby parking lot light back to the nest where she could keep both chicks under her watchful eye. Dos Rayas is very protective, even though I am zero threat, she has no way of knowing that. Therefore, I only shoot this family for a few minutes. I don't want to them to be stressed. I also don't want to draw too much attention to them. Even though I shoot for just a few minutes, people often notice and pull in the parking lot to see what is going on. I need to sneak out there Sunday morning before everything opens, which is also tough because they are surrounded by businesses. The Osprey pair made their choice based on a nearby deep pond/food supply, and actually I don't think most people are looking up...unless someone else is. ;o)
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I Said, "Get Away From My Chick!" - Dos Rayas Was Really Agitated! Explored - Thank You!
Not only was Mama Osprey Dos Rayas telling me to leave her chick alone, she also appeared to be trying to encourage her chick to fly from his position on a nearby parking lot light back to the nest where she could keep both chicks under her watchful eye. Dos Rayas is very protective, even though I am zero threat, she has no way of knowing that. Therefore, I only shoot this family for a few minutes. I don't want to them to be stressed. I also don't want to draw too much attention to them. Even though I shoot for just a few minutes, people often notice and pull in the parking lot to see what is going on. I need to sneak out there Sunday morning before everything opens, which is also tough because they are surrounded by businesses. The Osprey pair made their choice based on a nearby deep pond/food supply, and actually I don't think most people are looking up...unless someone else is. ;o)
Hugs and thanks for viewing!
***All rights to my images are STRICTLY reserved. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing my images or if you are an educator or non-profit interested in use. copyright KathleenJacksonPhotography 2009***