Mom leaves the nest after dropping off a small fish for the hungry brood. They are in the "starvation" period, where the parents don't bring much to the nest, to encourage them to fledge.
Mom brought a fish by the nest yesterday, let the kids smell it, and flew off to an adjacent tree. No takers..yet. It won't be long...
Canon EOS 60D
,Canon 300/4.0 L USM with 1.4 extender 1/800s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso500
full exif
Michael, you have outdone yourself with this fine action shot. Your timing was perfect and you nailed the focus on what must have been a very difficult shot. I'm enjoying the update on the "kids" progress.
hal
01-Jun-2011 22:03
What a veery fine action photo !
And "how to make the kids leave home. Stop feeding them !"