Osprey in flight with kokanee salmon

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Taken near the mouth of Kuskanax Creek near Nakusp, British Columbia. The fall landlocked salmon run was just beginning at the end of August. 200-500mm zoom @ 460mm, Nikon DSLR, f 6.3, 1/1250s. Tripod. Uploaded at reduced resolution for web use.
Taken By
John Cooley
Taken On
September 4, 2025
Tagged
osprey bird in flight wildlife fishing salmon spawning animal flying beak vulture buzzard hawk kite_bird vertebrate wing accipitridae accipitriformes bird_of_prey
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Wildlife Active Outdoors
  • Focal: 460
  • Lens Model: 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3

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