Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: cosmo3667 on August 18, 2013, 10:31:13 PM

Title: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: cosmo3667 on August 18, 2013, 10:31:13 PM

The young have fledged the nest and are know hunting a small pond nearby.
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Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: BoboBird on August 19, 2013, 02:32:26 AM

Looks like you are having fun with these guys. Excellent captures.

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: Steve Hood on August 19, 2013, 11:12:25 AM

I'll be at my brothers cottage at Fenelon Falls this weekend.  I will definitely bring the camera.

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: cosmo3667 on August 19, 2013, 01:11:44 PM

Quote from: "hoodlum"

I'll be at my brothers cottage at Fenelon Falls this weekend.  I will definitely bring the camera.

go to the baseball field the nest stand is in centre field, if not in the nest try the small pond beyond the homerun fence, I sat next ot it and saw 20 different kinds of birds, hummingbirds, flycatchers, wood Duck, Mallard, Green Heron, several types of Warblers, robins, crows blackbirds Cardinals, Osprey of course

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: Steve Hood on August 19, 2013, 02:33:16 PM

Thanks.  I will have a look.

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: dizzy on August 20, 2013, 05:02:36 PM

I love your first shot.

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: IronMike on August 20, 2013, 10:52:09 PM

Nice osprey shots.

It's interesting that these birds have red eyes... I've only ever seen osprey with yellow eyes. Anyone know what the story is here?

Mike

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: thouc on August 21, 2013, 10:29:08 AM

Young ospreys have red eyes.

Title: Re: Fenelon Falls Osprey
Post by: Irene on August 21, 2013, 11:16:59 PM

There's a few osprey nests up that way, we saw one yesterday sitting on a telephone pole overlooking a pond between Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls, of course I was out there with no camera!