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Occoquan River Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) exiting the water

An Osprey leaves the Occoquan River empty handed after diving into the water after its prey. Canada Geese are in the background on a log. I'd just changed to the macro lens in hopes to get some dragonfly shots when I heard a loud splash. I didn't have time to change the lens back so I set the macro to infinity. The autofocus picked it up quick. The Osprey was gone in three seconds. It sounded like a large rock was thrown into the water when it hit. The shots came out better than I thought since I was unprepared for this kind of shot. I managed to get two shots without bracketing. #OccoquanRegionalPark #Osprey

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Uploaded on August 1, 2021
Taken on July 28, 2021