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Yesterday a young osprey that has been flying for about 3 weeks flew into a flock of about 200 starlings at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area. It was tough to grab focus when it was in the middle of the flock all that motion confused both me and my camera which was in 51 point tracking mode. Once I managed to keep the center point on the osprey which was maneuvering rapidly to avoid a collision focus tracking locked on. I’m showing the most interesting images and the ones that tell the story from the 90 images in the set. We now join the action already in progress:
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082314DSC_1634 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1635 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1636 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1637 by Morris0, on Flickr
-5 in this image you can see the density of the starlings
082314DSC_1646 by Morris0, on Flickr
-6 emergency landing
082314DSC_1649 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1651 by Morris0, on Flickr
-8 the flock followed the osprey down and whizzed past it before going back up high
082314DSC_1656 by Morris0, on Flickr
-9 the osprey looks at the flock in amazement before taking off
082314DSC_1679 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1690 by Morris0, on Flickr
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082314DSC_1696 by Morris0, on Flickr
-12 it put down in a nearby pond and even then a swallow passes just over it
082314DSC_1701 by Morris0, on Flickr
This incident reminded me of “The miracle on the Hudson” though no starlings where ingested into the osprey’s engine during the encounter.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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