tisdag 5 juli 2022

Osprey part I,,

Many thanks all bloggfriends for nice comments ! Regretfully, I am still not able to make comments on your bloggs.....

Have been on a photo trip to the central parts of Sweden. Got the opportunity to join a photo safari to get in close contact with the osprey. It was a successful trip with many photos to take home on the memory card... I will post some pictures here now......and more to come......
The claws are huge and terrifying when the osprey dives towards the prey....In many cases the bird is completely below the water surface and then "fights" up to the surface and flies away with the prey....

Here the osprey has fought its way to the surface and gained air under its wings and can fly away with the fish. Most of the time it succeeds ...but it actually happens that it can not lift because the fish is too heavy. It has happened that the osprey has drowned because the fish has pulled the osprey under water.....

The chicks are big now and demand a lots of food. Here below the osprey lands in the nest with the catch in its claws......!


19 kommentarer:

David M. Gascoigne, sa...

To witness an Osprey plunge and catch a fish is to experience one of the great thrills of nature.

Lasse sa...

Thanks for comment David ! Yes it was a great experience !

Antonio Rodriguez sa...
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Antonio Rodriguez sa...

Una buena secuencia del águila pescadora en su tarea de llevar comida a sus polluelos.
Una abrazo y cuidate.

Corrie sa...

Hallo Lasse,
Fantastische foto's!! Het moet geweldig zijn geweest om dit in het echt te beleven.

Hartelijke groet, Corrie

sami niilola sa...

Great photos. I have seen a few times but no photos.

www.Loes-willebrand.blogspot.nl sa...

Hoi Lasse.
Mooie vliegbeelden van de Visarend is altijd fassinerend en hoop ze dit jaar ook weer te zien.
Groetjes Loes

Breathtaking sa...

Hello Lasse, I enjoyed seeing your fantastic captures of the osprey catching the fish.
All the best.

Lasse sa...

Thanks every one for nice comments so far. I have changed to a "pop up" window for comments to be able to make comments myself.
On those of you that have pop up-comment window I can make comments, otherwise not. Google blogs are a mysteries thing :)

KeesvanD sa...

Hi Lasse,
Blogger is mysterious, causing a lot of unexpected problems.
Anyway, you made obviously a great trip, coming home with spectacular pictures. To see this happening in front of you must have been thrilling. Great shots.
Greetings, Kees

Lasse sa...

Hi Kees, Yes it was a great trip and if you go to Sweden I can strong recommend this place !
Let me now in that case and I will give you more details.
Great show indeed !

Maria sa...

Hi Lasse,
What an encounter!!!!
Stunning moments perfect photos !
Happy weekend,
Regards, Maria

Mike Attwood sa...

I was fortuneate to witness an osprey catch a fish some years ago but my pictures are nowhere near the quality of yous. Well done Lasse.
Mike.

Anu sa...

Great serie.

Lasse sa...

Many thanks Mike for kind words. It was a great experience for me and I have some more pics to show later on....

Many thanks for comment Anu !

advanduren sa...

Hallo Lasse,

Prachtige actiefoto's van deze visarend, een fijne plek daar in Zweden.

Groeten,
Ad

Lasse sa...

Hi Maria, many thanks for a nice comment! It was a great encounter indeed !

Hi Ad, many thanks for your comment. It is really a great place for sure. Can recommend it !

Irma sa...

Hi Lasse,
What fantastic photos.
It must have been great to experience this.
Greetings Irma

Lasse sa...

Many thanks Irma, glad you liked the photos !