Osprey

Osprey soaring nearby as it looks for food.
Osprey, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-12,800; f/10; 1/1600 sec.

This page is for the Osprey (Pelecanus occidentalis). My first photographic evidence of the Osprey was on September 14, 2013 at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Golden Pond, KY. The best photograph I have taken of the Osprey to date (above) was on recent visit to Irvine, CA.

Osprey sitting high in a barren tree with other trees around.
Osprey, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Golden Pond, KY; September 14, 2013
Sony DSC-H3; 63 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/200 sec.
Osprey soaring high overhead.
Osprey, Fort Worth Nature Preserve Cross Timbers Trail footbridge, Fort Worth, TX; November 20, 2021
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-250; f/6.3; 1/1600 sec.
Osprey flying overhead, looking like it is ready to attack some food.
Osprey, Clear Fork Trinity River and Bellaire, Fort Worth, TX, April 3, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-400; f/13; 1/1000 sec.
Osprey calling while perched on a sign at Disney World Resort.
Osprey, Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 18, 2022
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-100; f/9; 1/400 sec.
Osprey perched on a pole out in the water of a small bay of the Benbrook Lake.
Osprey, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, October 15, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/320 sec.
Osprey flying against a blue sky and slightly away from the camera.
Osprey, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/11; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Osprey soaring overhead in a blue sky.
Osprey, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 1, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/16; 1/1000 sec.
A nesting pair of Osprey on their perch. One has the remains of a fish in its talons.
Osprey, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Osprey soaring overhead.
Osprey, Apopka Wildlife Drive, Apopka, FL December 3, 2023 Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a tree with a fish dinner.
Osprey, Orlando, FL December 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-400; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a tree with a fish dinner.
Osprey, Orlando, FL December 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a tree with a fish dinner.
Osprey, Orlando, FL December 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a tree with a fish dinner.
Osprey, Orlando, FL December 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a tree with a fish dinner.
Osprey, Orlando, FL December 4, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched on a piling with a fish in its talons.
Osprey, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, February 22, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +1 Exposure Bias
Osprey on a post with a fairly large fish in its talons.
Osprey, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +3 exposure bias
Osprey on a post with wings spread in preparation for flight. It has a fairly large fish in its talons.
Osprey, Port Aransas, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/1000 sec. +3 exposure bias
Osprey perched on a navigational sign post and eating a fish.
Osprey, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/2000 sec.
Osprey flying overhead looking for food.
Osprey, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Austwell, TX, February 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/11; 1/250 sec. -1 exposure bias
Osprey soaring very high in the sky.
Osprey, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, TX, February 25, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Osprey soaring overhead with puffy clouds in the background.
Osprey, Lago dei Monaci–Rio Martino, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Osprey perched in a dead tree.
Osprey, Lago dei Monaci–Rio Martino, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-100; f/14; 1/250 sec.