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Pandion haliaetus (Family: Pandionidae; common name: Osprey, Fish Eagle, Sea Hawk or Fish Hawk)
We spotted this osprey in Strophylia reserve, West Peloponnese, Greece. We took photos of it landing, resting and eating on an electricity pole which has become its dining table. We spent some time observing it; during one of our sessions we noticed a black kite (Milvus migrans) hovering over it; the (significantly larger) osprey noticed it too and made it perfectly clear to the kite to whom the place belonged. The black kite did not seemed particularly troubled - possibly because it feeds on the remainders of the osprey's food. On one occasion we spotted some cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) flying very fast, their wings moving frantically. Less than a second later we realised the reason for this rapid flight: an osprey was chasing them away from its territory. All in all this is a magnificent bird.
Photos by Mahi Goula, George Parchas and Nicholas Parchas.
Shooting Data:
1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
2. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
3. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
4. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
5. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
6. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/320 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
7. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
8. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
9. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L USM IS @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/320 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
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