I spent the better part of a half hour watching this male Osprey as he sat perched in a tree by a pond. He was closely watching the water, waiting for the opportunity to catch its next meal.

I stood ready, hoping to capture my first quality pictures of an Osprey diving into the water – an amazing scene if you have ever seen images or video. Well, the photographer’s attention wandered and I then started looking around at everything except my subject.  That is of course the moment he dove into the water.

I missed the shot but I did at least manage this nice sequence of flight images after he emerged from the water (empty handed) and went on to try fishing elsewhere.

A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
A male Osprey makes a low level flight across a pond in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

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