The Osprey of Hilton, NY - 8/11-14/2011

[Carol P.]

these birds are unbelievably beautiful---how many are we seeing in these pix--i know at least two

There are  5 all together, two adults and 3 young. 

[Carol P.]

I decided to go check on the Osprey tonite, arriving at the nest site around 7:20 pm. staying until it started getting dark around 8:30 pm.  

When I first arrived, there was an adult and 2 fledglings at the nest.  Lots of vocalizations and flying by the young.  I think the adult was the mom.  One very vocal young one knocked her off her perch twice.  "Get me a fish!  Now!"  

Love watching these beauties.  

[Carol P.]

8/16/11 - Here's a video from tonite just as it was getting dark.  The vocal young male decided it was time to knock mom off her perch.  To play with him or to get him dinner.  Only he knows.  

OK, and my next camera will have movement stabilization.  My old Kodak 7590 is still hanging in there, tape and all.  Sorry for the shaky-ness!

Enjoy!

The Osprey of Hilton, NY - 8/16/11

[Patti from Kentucky]

OK, and my next camera will have movement stabilization.  My old Kodak 7590 is still hanging in there, tape and all.  Sorry for the shaky-ness!
The Osprey of Hilton, NY - 8/16/11

A little OT, but I finally broke down a month ago and got a new camera...my first non-Kodak digital.  My Kodak 7590 was still mostly hanging in as well, with a few minor problems.  But the Grand Canyon trip with my sisters convinced me to upgrade.  One sister carries a Canon digital SLR, and that just confirmed my opinion that despite the possibility of some really nice photos, it's much heavier and less flexible in the moment (she never had the right lens on when she wanted it, and didn't want to carry the weight of her big zoom, so the two of us with point-and-shoot cameras had more zoom potential).  An SLR just doesn't seem like something I want to carry on my hiking trips.  Middle sister, however, shot photos with a Panasonic Lumix (a version with 18x magnification).  It was an interesting experiment because in many cases we were all shooting the same scenes in the same light from roughly the same angle, and the majority of the time, once I'd ruled out general artistic differences from the photographer, her photos were better than mine...more colorful, sharper, etc.  So...I'm now the owner of a Panasonic Lumix.  So far I'm really happy with it.  I think the Kodak is more intuitive to use, and I like its user interface better, but I like the photos that I'm getting from the Panasonic.

[Donna]

Carol, that was WICKED cool!! Thanks

[jeanne]

Awesome, Carol!!!! 

[valhalla]

   FUN!   

[MAK]

  Me like! 

[Carol P.]

OK, and my next camera will have movement stabilization.  My old Kodak 7590 is still hanging in there, tape and all.  Sorry for the shaky-ness!
The Osprey of Hilton, NY - 8/16/11

A little OT, but I finally broke down a month ago and got a new camera...my first non-Kodak digital.  My Kodak 7590 was still mostly hanging in as well, with a few minor problems.  But the Grand Canyon trip with my sisters convinced me to upgrade.  One sister carries a Canon digital SLR, and that just confirmed my opinion that despite the possibility of some really nice photos, it's much heavier and less flexible in the moment (she never had the right lens on when she wanted it, and didn't want to carry the weight of her big zoom, so the two of us with point-and-shoot cameras had more zoom potential).  An SLR just doesn't seem like something I want to carry on my hiking trips.  Middle sister, however, shot photos with a Panasonic Lumix (a version with 18x magnification).  It was an interesting experiment because in many cases we were all shooting the same scenes in the same light from roughly the same angle, and the majority of the time, once I'd ruled out general artistic differences from the photographer, her photos were better than mine...more colorful, sharper, etc.  So...I'm now the owner of a Panasonic Lumix.  So far I'm really happy with it.  I think the Kodak is more intuitive to use, and I like its user interface better, but I like the photos that I'm getting from the Panasonic.

Thanks for the great information Patti.  Does it also take video's?

[Carol P.]

Thanks everyone!   

[Patti from Kentucky]

OK, and my next camera will have movement stabilization.  My old Kodak 7590 is still hanging in there, tape and all.  Sorry for the shaky-ness!
The Osprey of Hilton, NY - 8/16/11

A little OT, but I finally broke down a month ago and got a new camera...my first non-Kodak digital.  My Kodak 7590 was still mostly hanging in as well, with a few minor problems.  But the Grand Canyon trip with my sisters convinced me to upgrade.  One sister carries a Canon digital SLR, and that just confirmed my opinion that despite the possibility of some really nice photos, it's much heavier and less flexible in the moment (she never had the right lens on when she wanted it, and didn't want to carry the weight of her big zoom, so the two of us with point-and-shoot cameras had more zoom potential).  An SLR just doesn't seem like something I want to carry on my hiking trips.  Middle sister, however, shot photos with a Panasonic Lumix (a version with 18x magnification).  It was an interesting experiment because in many cases we were all shooting the same scenes in the same light from roughly the same angle, and the majority of the time, once I'd ruled out general artistic differences from the photographer, her photos were better than mine...more colorful, sharper, etc.  So...I'm now the owner of a Panasonic Lumix.  So far I'm really happy with it.  I think the Kodak is more intuitive to use, and I like its user interface better, but I like the photos that I'm getting from the Panasonic.

Thanks for the great information Patti.  Does it also take video's?

It does take videos, though I haven't tried it.  You can take HD videos or standard videos, but I can't remember what format...I think the HD videos are more complicated to get off the camera and process, but I just sort of remember that from my first scan of the user manual, and haven't worked with them.  I should probably practice before I'm in a situation where I suddenly want to shoot video and I'm clueless!

[margaret]

Just got a chance to look at your video, Carol.  Great video!   
Will they stay in the area or do they migrate?

[Carol P.]

Just got a chance to look at your video, Carol.  Great video!   
Will they stay in the area or do they migrate?

Dana has been studying them a bit.  She read that they stick close to the nest for a month or so before migrating.  This is definitely all new to us.  We'll all learn together.