Upper Texas Coast Raptors, Ospreys, 2017

A quick run to Galveston on 1-15-17 with friend Aubrey Cruse III yielded sparce results but a good session with an Osprey at close range. Also found several Kestrels despite high winds. Those winds may have kept other birds of prey hunkered down. Male Kestrel images # 30 through 38 were taken near Huffman Texas several days earlier.
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  • A composite sequence of the Osprey starting a dive. Images #045 through #049 at 5 fps.

    A composite sequence of the Osprey starting a dive. Images #045 through #049 at 5 fps.

    ZZzzz Composite Osprey dive, 5 images

  • female American Kestrel

    female American Kestrel

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 410A-410

  • female Kestrel

    female Kestrel

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 445A Kestrel taking flight-445

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 012A SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 012A SMALL

  • Osprey with fish.

    Osprey with fish.

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 313B-313

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 323A-323

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 323A-323

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 336A-336

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 336A-336

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 334A-334

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 334A-334

  • Close flyover with the sun behind on a bright hazy mid morning.

    Close flyover with the sun behind on a bright hazy mid morning.

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 339A-339

  • The Osprey aborted a steep dive and pulled up quickly creating a stall in the air flow. The feathers returned to normal in an instant.

    The Osprey aborted a steep dive and pulled up quickly creating a stall in the air flow. The feathers returned to normal in an instant.

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 090A-090

  • Male Kestrel

    Male Kestrel

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 460A Kestrel that got insect-460

  • Male Kestrels have the bluish gray wings while the female wings are brown patterned.

    Male Kestrels have the bluish gray wings while the female wings are brown patterned.

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 479A Kestrel with insect-479

  • White-tailed Kite

    White-tailed Kite

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 500A White-tailed Kite-500

  • Mature Southwestern adult Red-tailed Hawk

    Mature Southwestern adult Red-tailed Hawk

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 562A Red-tailed Hawk-562

  • Southwestern Red-tailed Hawk

    Southwestern Red-tailed Hawk

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 573A Red-tailed Hawk-573

  • Female Kestrel

    Female Kestrel

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 374A-374

  • female Kestrel

    female Kestrel

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 588A Kestrel-588

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 598C Kestrel-598

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 598C Kestrel-598

  • Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 531A Spoonbill-531

  • Roseate Spoonbill

    Roseate Spoonbill

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 524A Spoonbill-524

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 083A-083

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 083A-083

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 096A-096

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 096A-096

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 093A-093

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 093A-093

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 117A-117

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 117A-117

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 137A-137

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 137A-137

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 170A-170

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 170A-170

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 188A-188

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 188A-188

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 194A-194

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 194A-194

  • zz1-15-17 Galveston 203A-203

    zz1-15-17 Galveston 203A-203

  • zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 087a-087

    zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 087a-087

  • zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 324b-324 small

    zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 324b-324 small

  • zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 406b-406 small

    zz1-7-2017 Kestrels 406b-406 small

  • zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 194b-small

    zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 194b-small

  • zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 224a-214

    zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 224a-214

  • zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 268a-268

    zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 268a-268

  • zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 294C-small

    zza1-7-2017 Kestrels 294C-small

  • zz1-7-17 Kestrels 289B-289 small

    zz1-7-17 Kestrels 289B-289 small

  • zz1-7-17 Kestrels 305D cropped small

    zz1-7-17 Kestrels 305D cropped small

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 022A SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 022A SMALL

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 056A-SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 056A-SMALL

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 106A-SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 106A-SMALL

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 057A-SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 057A-SMALL

  • ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 108A-SMALL

    ZZzzz1-15-17 Galveston 108A-SMALL

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    Osprey with fish.
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