What do you prefer?
I painted my portrait of a bald eagle in vertical format, but cropped it to a contemporary square format, so you can decide which format best fits your space.
We spotted a bird yesterday, but not able to identify it with 100% confidence. Is this an osprey? We've never seen an osprey on our #Minnesota lake before. Photographed from a distance unfortunately.
This is one of those 'first' photos. Its not great, the bird was far to far away, but it is my first ever image of an Osprey. Next time I see one it will be better. Promise.
They are very vocal with each other and have one of the more pleasant calls for #birdsofprey. I can sometimes get them to respond to my whistled attempts to "talk to them". 🙂
Other fun facts… They only eat fresh fish which they catch themselves.
They have a special wing structure that allows them to plunge feet first into the water without hurting themselves, and special reversible toes to help them hold wriggling fish.
#BaldEagles (those perennial bullies) frequently shake-down Ospreys in the air to get them to give up the fish they just caught. I've witnessed this more than once!
Even though they’re the most common falcon in North America, I’ve only seen this small bird a handful of times in the many years I’ve been photographing so I was very happy to catch this one perched on a lichen covered branch. These little fellas can reach speeds of up to 40mph flying flat or 50mph when diving.
This #Painting may have been commissioned by a Nobleman to demonstrate status as the inclusion of the Falcon #Bird makes reference to the archetypal prince's skill in #hunting.
I recently had the chance to take a bunch of photos at the British Birds of Prey Centre in south Wales.
Despite somewhat overcast skies I got some shots I'm pretty happy with, so this'll be an ongoing thread of good birbs, as and when I get to editing them :D
When I took these shots, this owl was my first bird of the day.
Her flight was leisurely by bird of prey standards, but she definitely made me realise how much control I'd need over my camera settings to get the shots I wanted!