Leaving the Nest with Two Watching

Posted on June 22, 2022

Osprey flying from the nest while to babies look on. — Two eyases have their heads down, and all we can see is their eyes peeking out from the nest. I took this at Sonoma Lake, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, birds, brown, California, eyas, fauna, fly, hide, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Sonoma Lake, stick, Timothy S. Allen, white

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Sibling Rivalry (3 – 3)

Posted on June 17, 2022

sibling aggression. — The osprey eyas, who was the original aggressor seems to be cringing under the aggressive behavior of its sibling. The parent seems to be finally responding. When I first viewed the newly born birds there were three eyases. The aggression of its siblings may have resulted in its death. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aggression, animal, bird, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, parent, Photography, sibling, sibling rivalry, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Sibling Rivalry (2 of 3)

Posted on June 16, 2022

osprey sibling aggression — The osprey eyas on the right responds aggressively to his sibling’s aggression. The parent seems unconcerned. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aggression, animal, baby, bird, California, eyas, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, sibling rivalry, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Sibling Rivalry

Posted on June 15, 2022

2 baby osprey arguing — When observing birds, it is not unusual to see conflict take place. It could be territorial or over food. In a nest, young birds such as these two osprey eyases are in conflict for who will dominate and get more food. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: adult, anger, animal, baby, bird, California, dominance, eyas, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, rivalry, sibling, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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A Meal

Posted on June 14, 2022

Great egret eating a fish — This great egret had just caught this fish. The bird’s beak is about 6″ or 15 cm long. That’s a pretty big meal. It had no problem getting it down its long throat. I took this at Inverness on Tomales Bay.

Category: animal, bird, California, Marin County, Nature Tagged: animal, beak, bird, California, eating, fauna, fish, Great Egret, hunting, Inverness, Marin County, Photography, reed, Timothy S. Allen, Tomales Bay, white

A Small Snack

Posted on June 13, 2022

Great Egret eating a tadpole — This great egret was hunting food on the edge of Tomales Bay in Inverness, Marin County, CA., when it caught what looks like a tadpole.

Category: animal, bird, California, Marin County, Nature, Photography Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, Great Egret, hunting, Inverness, Marin County, Photography, reeds, tadpole, Timothy S. Allen, Tomales Bay

An Osprey Flying with a Fish

Posted on June 9, 2022

Osprey flying with a fish. — This is the same picture of the osprey that I published yesterday but tightly cropped. I’ve been learning about wildlife cropping from Matt Kloskowski’s Wildlife Editing Secrets course. He’s recommending that we consider the environment and the action of the wildlife when cropping. The crop would be based on what the photographer thought was most important.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, beak, bird, California, crop, fauna, feather, fish, fly, hunting, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, talons, Timothy S. Allen

Osprey Landing with a Fish

Posted on June 8, 2022

Osprey landing — This osprey had been in its nest, tearing up this fish and feeding its young. It had flown off and was landing on this pole. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, fish, fly, Lake Sonoma, landing, osprey, Photography, pole, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Feeding Time

Posted on June 7, 2022

Song Sparrow feeding a fledgling. — The song sparrow parent is feeding a fledgling while the other seems to patiently wait. This family has been landing in my window feeder. One of the fledglings appears to be learning how to eat on its own. Maybe the parent will finally have some peace, and quiet.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, feeding, fledgling, Photography, Santa Rosa, song sparrow, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Unruly Child, Stop Arguing With Your Sister and Get Off My Back

Posted on June 6, 2022

This song sparrow family landed outside my kitchen window. The two fledgling siblings seem to be arguing about who gets fed by their parent. The difficulty is that one fledgling is standing on the parent’s back. Santa Rosa, CA

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, argue, babies, California, fauna, feeding, fence, fledgling, Photography, Santa Rosa, sibling bird, song sparrow, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 4

Posted on June 5, 2022

Once touch down is successful, the osprey flattens its wings to reduce drag and settles into the nest. I took this at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aerodynamics, animal, bird, California, fauna, fly, land, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 3

Posted on June 4, 2022

Osprey landing — They move their head down and legs forward for more drag. Their wing and tail feathers allow air to pass between feathers preventing stalling or the bird falling from too much drag. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: California, Sonoma County, Photography, Timothy S. Allen, bird, nest, landing, animal, Lake Sonoma, flight, fauna, osprey, aerodaynamics

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Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 2

Posted on June 3, 2022

Osprey landing — Landing requires use of its wing feathers and tail that are not used in the same way when soaring. First, they turn into the wind, open their wings and drop their tail to create drag. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma, County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aerodynamic, animal, bird, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, landing, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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The AErODYNAMICS of an Osprey

Posted on June 2, 2022

bird flying — Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are a very aerodynamic bird that can fly at speeds of 80 mph/ 128 kmh and glide with minimal flapping of wings. As this one approaches its nest, it must slow down.This is the 1st in a 4 part series. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, areodynamics, bird, California, fauna, feather, fly, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, speed, tail, Timothy S. Allen, wing

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Intensely Watching

Posted on June 1, 2022

3 black crown heron babies watching — These three black-crowned heron seem to be intently watching the other activities in their W. 9th Street rookery. Santa Rosa, CA

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, black crowned heron, California, chicks, fauna, nest, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

A Careful Landing

Posted on May 31, 2022

Osprey landing with claws closed — Normally this osprey would land with its claws spread out. However, with three very young chicks (eyases) in the nest it comes in with its claws closed. I took this picture at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, bird of prey, California, claws, fauna, flight, landing, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Redecorating

Posted on May 30, 2022

Osprey moving branch — This osprey had just flown into the nest, and it seemed that this branch was in its way. It moved it from one side of the nest to the other. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, branch, building, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, redecorating, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

Catching Itself After Falling

Posted on May 27, 2022

A fledging snowy egret catches itself after a fall. — This fledgling snowy egret was trying to fly from branch to branch when I saw it fall. It successfully grabbed long stringy branches that hang down from the eucalyptus tree where they nest. It slowly made its way up to higher branches. I photographed this bird at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, bird, California, egret, fauna, fledging, fly, nest, Photography, Santa Rosa, snowy egret, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen, W. 9th St. Rookery

An Osprey Brings Half a Fish

Posted on May 25, 2022

An osprey flys into a nest — About 15 minutes later the original bird flew off with the fish. Its partner did not seem to want it. I photographed these birds at Lake Sonoma in Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, bird of prey, California, fauna, fish, fly, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, Raptor, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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An Osprey and a Fish

Posted on May 22, 2022

An osprey and a fish on a pole — This osprey was near its nest. Earlier, I observed it eating this fish on the same pole it was sitting on now. I photographed this at the bridge across Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, blue, bridge, California, eat, fauna, fish, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, pole, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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