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Category: osprey

By oopsjohn Posted on January 22, 2021January 24, 2021

Recent Photos, 01/2021

Tzuri and I traipse out to Ft. DeSoto Park most every morning. It is difficult to watch her and take good pictures too, but here are some recent attempts. – … Continue reading Recent Photos, 01/2021

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Categories: Birds, egrets, Ft. DeSoto Park, osprey, Owls, pelican, pets, Photography, St. Petersburg, Tzuri vom Kirsys
By oopsjohn Posted on December 13, 2018

Lookin’ for the ‘Elvis Muscle’

It’s not down there where you’re thinking. Wasn’t he known as ‘Elvis the pelvis’? Yes, but the muscle you’re looking for is also called levator labii superioris alaeque nasi. I … Continue reading Lookin’ for the ‘Elvis Muscle’

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Categories: Birds, Elvis, osprey
By oopsjohn Posted on May 9, 2017May 9, 2017

Osprey w/ Headless Fish

I have taken so few opportunities to photograph wildlife in the last three years that I’m afraid I’ve forgotten how. My 400mm lens rarely leaves the house. And osprey? They are … Continue reading Osprey w/ Headless Fish

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Categories: Birds, osprey
By oopsjohn Posted on April 27, 2016April 26, 2016

Wednesday Leftovers

Osprey with lunch in his talons & blood on his leg. Chopper buzzing a tower. Note osprey & nest. Thin juvenile owl with one eye closed. Help! [images not quite … Continue reading Wednesday Leftovers

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Categories: Birds, Dogs, helicopter, osprey, Owls, Tzuri vom Kirsys
By oopsjohn Posted on April 17, 2016

Osprey, Pelican, Two Eagles & a Dog

A 500mm lens is a must-have for wildlife photography, but I have long resisted because such a heavy piece of equipment requires a bulky tripod and I haven’t the patience … Continue reading Osprey, Pelican, Two Eagles & a Dog

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Categories: Birds, camera, Dogs, Eagles, German Shepherd Dogs, helicopter, Nikon, osprey, pelican, Tzuri vom Kirsys, Uncategorized
By oopsjohn Posted on April 13, 2016April 12, 2016

Osprey Descending

This osprey has been staying close to the nest, even though the eggs have not hatched yet. I’m lovin’ my new camera and am just about to talk myself into … Continue reading Osprey Descending

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Categories: Birds, Ft. DeSoto Park, osprey, St. Petersburg
By oopsjohn Posted on April 6, 2016

My New Bird Camera

In the spirit of upgrading my equipment I sold two of my four cameras – D300s & D700 – and yesterday received in the mail a new Nikon D7200. It’s … Continue reading My New Bird Camera

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Categories: Birds, Ft. DeSoto Park, osprey
By oopsjohn Posted on April 1, 2016March 31, 2016

Pic du Jour #22: “Be Afraid”

– a ‘poster’ I had fun creating some years ago – 🙂 🙂 🙂 – pic du jour – [a Friday image project, a la carte]

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Categories: Birds, osprey
By oopsjohn Posted on April 11, 2014

The Visit

A crow dropped by to visit an osprey. I don’t think he was invited. I couldn’t hear the conversation but I suspect it was unprintable. 😉 😉 😉

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Categories: Birds, osprey, Photography
By oopsjohn Posted on September 21, 2012September 22, 2012

The Land of Osprey

It has been almost a month & several thousand miles since my last post. I meandered diagonally across the lower forty-eight again, and I am back now in the Land … Continue reading The Land of Osprey

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Categories: Birds, John Hayes, oopsjohn, osprey, Photography

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Hello & Welcome!

I’m John Hayes – aka oopsjohn, the ‘holy goof’ – an enigmatic septuagenarian with Pantagruelian appetites and a near-fatal tendency to ask too many questions.

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