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Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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02/22/23 06:36 AM
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In the final golden moments of daylight, this osprey snagged a bass with her A-rig like talons out of my small backyard pond. I'm thinking about calling this my pre-President's Day Osprey Flight Shot... ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/02/full-2130-173124-mortensen_osprey_6312_1200_linkedin.jpg)
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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02/22/23 10:57 PM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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02/22/23 11:13 PM
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Spectacular! ![clap clap](/forum/images/graemlins/default/clap.gif)
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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02/28/23 07:07 AM
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Thanks for the comments! I captured the below shot of the osprey this afternoon. She had just finished off a bluegill and made a low pass, dragging her talons. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/02/full-2130-173954-mortensen_osprey7469_4_5.jpg)
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/01/23 02:18 PM
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Wow, what a great picture ![flehan flehan](/forum/images/graemlins/default/flehan.gif)
Last edited by Stub; 03/01/23 02:18 PM.
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/01/23 02:34 PM
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Wow, what a great picture ![flehan flehan](/forum/images/graemlins/default/flehan.gif)
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/02/23 01:50 AM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/02/23 02:22 AM
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you could get pictures published
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/02/23 02:53 AM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/02/23 03:36 AM
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![flehan flehan](/forum/images/graemlins/default/flehan.gif) Amazing
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/02/23 07:43 AM
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you could get pictures published Many thanks. I always appreciate the kind words. Like most of you, I'm grateful that we have TFF and THF so I'm happy to post and share shots with the tribe when I feel like I have something worth sharing. Thanks again.
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/03/23 06:28 PM
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Fantastic picture. I can’t imagine how many hours you wait to capture some of your outstanding pictures.
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/06/23 05:40 PM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/06/23 06:32 PM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/06/23 06:45 PM
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/07/23 02:20 AM
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Fantastic picture. I can’t imagine how many hours you wait to capture some of your outstanding pictures. Thanks again everyone. Regarding how long I spend chasing flight shots, it might not be as long as some think as most of my wildlife shots are taken within a 30-45 minutes window before sunset as ducks fly into good light as they return to the roost. It’s the same time the osprey is usually fishing.
As an example, the osprey shot above and the wings down redhead shot were taken within 30 minutes of each other on the same day, same location. By design, my primary shooting location is very close and favors afternoon shots. During the winter and early spring, when ducks are roosting in the area, I try to schedule a couple of days a week with good light where I can take an hour break before sunset to chase a few shots. Thanks again.
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Re: Blue Moon - Osprey Flight
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03/23/23 12:03 AM
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I love birds of prey!! Great Pict of it in flight!
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