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EManBevHills

After yet another white knuckle bike ride to Griffith Park, I had the privilege of watching a young Osprey feed for at least 10 minutes along the LA River Bike Path, N of Los Feliz and S of Colorado today. It just kept circling around and dive bombing in front of me. Absolutely awesome!!

Very Happy

TacoDelRio · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject:

We have Ospreys? Dayum.

asbufra · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 27 Location: Anaheim, ca

I live next to the Santa Ana River and we have Osprey visit often. On this shot I am 100 yards away; hidden (I thought) beneath a patio cover.

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EManBevHills · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

I think it was a young inexperienced male.
The fishing technique was more hit and miss than honed technique.

Mike P · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 255 Location: Glendora, CA

Very nice! I see them several times a year along the 605 freeway/San Gabriel River area and into the Santa Fe Dam.
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TacoDelRio · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

Toooooooo cool!

EManBevHills · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

So I returned at the same time today with a camera. No Osprey.

Just a few Great Blue Herons, Egrets, a Red Shouldered Hawk,
2 Kingfishers, a Night Heron, and a bunch of Cormorants, Mallards, etc, etc.
Yawn...
Rolling Eyes

HikeUp · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject:

Any pics of the Kingfisher and Hawk...?

norma r · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject:

beautiful photo! i love Osprey's. i got to watch them this summer up at Lake Almanor. i need a better camera as i did not get any worthy shots.

EManBevHills · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject:

Nary a good one, argh!
4xdigital zoom ain't a photograph it's a fingerprint at best.