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Osprey with a History
IDidiot

Osprey with a History (Pandion haliaetus)

I've known Bandit for four years now. It is used to my whistles and voice. I used to live/kayak a few miles north - hadn't seen her for two years. She flew over yesterday, I called, she landed and preened and preened. It was magical. I know her by the two dots in the iris of her left eye. BTW - BirdForum uses her for the Osprey ID on Opus (3rd photo down). https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Osprey
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Habitat
Closely tied to water
Location
Central Gulf Coast FL
Date taken
July 28, 2023
Scientific name
Pandion haliaetus
Equipment used
Canon 70D / Canon EF 100-300 at 225
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/3200, f5, 400
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Stanley Jones
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Wow, what a treat to have a relationship with a wild Osprey. It must have been sweet to see her after a two year absence. Excellent ID! TFS!
 
Roynato
Three amazing shots of Bandit, beautiful Osprey. Glad you got to meet with her again! (y) (y)
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
IDidiot
Date added
View count
324
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 70D
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
225.0 mm
Exposure time
1/3200 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Bandit1.jpg
File size
2.6 MB
Date taken
Fri, 28 July 2023 7:41 AM
Dimensions
1884px x 2628px

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