Stephen Oachs (ApertureAcademy.com)
Osprey Fish Delivery
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Here's a shot I waited 5 hours for...I spent a day driving around Usk Washington searching for Osprey nests. I found several nests but most were pretty difficult to get close enough to for decent photography, but this one was ideal. I found a forestry road that took me up the side of a hill which gave me a "birds eye" (haha) perspective of the nest. Once in place, the watching/waiting game began. I knew that the female (usually) tends to the nest while the male goes fishing. It was pretty cool, he would come back to the next and do a fly-by about every 30 minutes...almost to say "is everything ok?" and they would chatter to each other. Then, he would return to fish. Or maybe he was at the bar, I dunno.
Finally, 5 hours later she started really freaking out...making calls I'd not heard yet...and sure enough, she not only knew it was him on approach but that he was brining home the bacon. He dropped off the fish, stayed for about a minute, and then left again. I watched her tear the fish apart and feed her chicks, very tenderly, carefully. It was quite an experience to witness and worth every minute I had to wait.
Latest Snapple Trivia...
- Bee's have 5 eyes
- Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons
- A ball of glass will bounce higher then a ball of rubber
- The average smell weighs 760 nanograms (I think I've created smells much heavier!)
- Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas
Now wait a minute...that last one really made me laugh -- I said under my breath as I read it "bullshit!"...as I sat there enjoying a cold Snapple beverage, I itched my dozens of mosquito bites and thought back to the last time I had a banana...many, MANY days prior.
Osprey Fish Delivery
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Join me on one of my new Photography Workshops at the Aperture Academy!
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Here's a shot I waited 5 hours for...I spent a day driving around Usk Washington searching for Osprey nests. I found several nests but most were pretty difficult to get close enough to for decent photography, but this one was ideal. I found a forestry road that took me up the side of a hill which gave me a "birds eye" (haha) perspective of the nest. Once in place, the watching/waiting game began. I knew that the female (usually) tends to the nest while the male goes fishing. It was pretty cool, he would come back to the next and do a fly-by about every 30 minutes...almost to say "is everything ok?" and they would chatter to each other. Then, he would return to fish. Or maybe he was at the bar, I dunno.
Finally, 5 hours later she started really freaking out...making calls I'd not heard yet...and sure enough, she not only knew it was him on approach but that he was brining home the bacon. He dropped off the fish, stayed for about a minute, and then left again. I watched her tear the fish apart and feed her chicks, very tenderly, carefully. It was quite an experience to witness and worth every minute I had to wait.
Latest Snapple Trivia...
- Bee's have 5 eyes
- Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons
- A ball of glass will bounce higher then a ball of rubber
- The average smell weighs 760 nanograms (I think I've created smells much heavier!)
- Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas
Now wait a minute...that last one really made me laugh -- I said under my breath as I read it "bullshit!"...as I sat there enjoying a cold Snapple beverage, I itched my dozens of mosquito bites and thought back to the last time I had a banana...many, MANY days prior.