Crabbing #4

Posted on August 22, 2022

Seagull eating crab's leg — Even the crab’s leg is eaten. No cracking tool just straight down the throat. Salmon River Estuary, north of Lincoln City Oregon.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Travel Tagged: animal, bird, catch, crab, eat, fauna, fly, leg, Lincoln City, Oregon, Otis, Photography, rock, Salmon River Estuary, seagull, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, swallow, Timothy S. Allen

Crabbing #3

Posted on August 21, 2022

seagull eat crab — This seagull caught this crab and brought it to the rocky shore. It dropped it and began tearing the meat from the crab’s underside. I took this photo on the Salmon River Estuary north of Lincoln City, Oregon.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Travel Tagged: animal, bird, crab, eat, fauna, fly, gray, Lincoln City, Otis, Photography, Salmon River Estuary, seagul, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Timothy S. Allen, white

Crabbing (cont.)

Posted on August 19, 2022

Seagull holding crab — The seagull has landed and will begin eating the crab it caught earlier. I photographed this on the Salmon River Estuary, north of Lincoln City, Oregon.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Travel Tagged: animal, bird, catch, crab, eat, fauna, fly, land, Oregon, Otis, Photography, river, Salmon River Estuary, seagull, shore, Timothy S. Allen, water bird

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Crabbing

Posted on August 18, 2022

Seagull flying with crab — The seagull just grabbed this crab and was flying to a dry spot to eat it. Salmon River Estuary north of Lincoln City Oregon.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Oregon, Photography, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Travel Tagged: animal, bird, catch, crab, eat, fauna, fly, light, Oregon, Photography, Salmon River Estuary, seagull, shadow, Timothy S. Allen, Water

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Learning to fly with a fish

Posted on July 24, 2022

Trying to fly — This fledgling osprey has picked up the fish that its mother has dropped in the nest and trying to fly with it – all part of the learning process.

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

Here’s Looking at You

Posted on July 18, 2022

3 osprey sitting in their nest — Father and two fledglings osprey in their nest.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: bird, California, eyas, fauna, fledgling, Lake Sonoma, looking, nest, osprey, Photography, Raptor, sitting, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Testing its wings

Posted on July 15, 2022

Osprey fledgling testing its wings — This fledgling osprey is testing its wings. They are getting closer to flying. I took this 7-14-2022.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: bird, California, eyas, fauna, fledgling, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, test, Timothy S. Allen, wing

Landing

Posted on July 6, 2022

Osprey landing — This osprey is landing into the wind. By spreading its wings, it creates drag to slow down. Too much drag would make it suddenly drop. So, it opens its wing feathers to allow enough air to pass through to land correctly.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aerodynamics, bird, California, feathers, Lake Sonoma, landing, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen, wing

Growing

Posted on June 26, 2022

This eyas osprey is growing rapidly. The other eyas is under the shade of its parent. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

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

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

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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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