3 trips south to see this nest in the last 2 weeks, good fun, awesome opportunity.

Daisy and Maria tagged along for this one, unfortunately the clouds were just a little too heavy. This one took some processing, much more then I am used to, but in the end, I am happy with the shot.

This branch is about 25 yards away from the nest, and getting a clear view though all the twigs is difficult at best. Soon the leaves will be in full form, and the fun will be over!

Eagles On Watch
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature
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Nikon D850 ,Swarovski Spotting Scope - 95mm Optic
1/320s f9.4 iso3200

Long before sunrise, these 2 eagles decided it was time to play! too low on the iso, and the shutter speed, as it was still quite dark, so I am happy to have something!

Edited with DxO software.

We might go back for a couple days on the weekend.

Bald Eagles
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/320s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Feeding time is over, so we need a break!

Bald Eagle Lift off
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso800

Bringing my daughter Maria to this location was a special deal. Just over 13 years ago Maria was 2.5 months old, I took her and her mom to the Mississippi to see the bald eagles. Her first bird!

Maria is so much like me, she loves long drives, with my music! She loves nature, and Photography. We get along awesomely, and now I can't wait to go back here in a couple days.

In this image, you will see 4 subjects, 3 birds, and their meal, as the fish does not look happy!

Among the best opportunities I have had in my life!

Bald Eagles Nest
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Swarovski Spotting Scope - 95mm Optic
1/500s iso1600 f8.4

Female adult Eagle feeding her chicks.

Taken in very low light with the Swarovski scope from about 80 yards.
D850 in full frame FX Mode and a very heavy crop.


Bald Eagles Nest
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Swarovski Spotting Scope - 95mm Optic
1/500s iso1600 f8.4

A long trip south to a valley with a nest.

The young eaglets are an excellent size to photograph with adult parents tending to their needs. An amazing and spectacular scene to watch, observe, and photograph.

Using the 200-400 mm on a full frame D850 body, a very nice combination to work with. The pixel depth of the D850 really helps with the reach.

I would say with the extensive crop on this image, the equivalent lens reach would be about 800 mm. Decent quality, still able to print very large if needed.

What a brilliant opportunity, thanks a good friend for the help in locating this nest.

We go back here on Tuesday April 13, 2019

Bald Eagles Nest
Raymond Barlow USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1000

Incoming! to about 12 yards, this bird does a balancing act only about 7 feet off the ground right in front of us! No Bait!

Great grey owl Landing
Quebec, Canada

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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso1250

These adults are on egg/s, taking turns eating a nice sized fish first thing in the morning. Amazing, how the have a very specific eating perch, away from the nest, so they do not make a mess in the home of the new chick!

Superb opportunity!

Osprey with Breakfast
Orlando, Florida

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/6.3 at 240.0mm iso1600

We were very lucky to have the sun at our back!

A juvenile bald eagle was eating its breakfast here on the shore of the pond, when this adult popped in for the steal! We had time to get out of our vehicle, and blast a few images as it flew away!

Thank goodness for luck!

Bald Eagle with Stolen Breakfast
Orlando, Florida

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1250

So many hours of waiting ... concentrating, and hoping for a chance to catch such a shot, it takes so much commitment!

I cant wait to back!!

Love Florida!

Osprey Dive
Orlando, Florida

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso1250

Snowy on Ice
Ontario, Canada

We were out with the snowys, myself and mt 2 ladies, when my camera decided it had had enough! It would not focus, and the raw files were a mess beginning with the white balance. This is the only shot I could recover from the days shoot.

O well, hope to get back up there soon!


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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso400

Snowy Owl on the Pond
Ontario, Canada

Barely time to get the window down in the truck, and this bird was gone.

I was very luck to have it on my side of the truck, as my guests missed the chance., still feeling guilty about that! Unfortunately, these birds have been chased around so much by folks with camera, and cell phone, they are weary, and timid.

Also, we hope for more snow! - next time.

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1250s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso400

Snow Owl at Sunrise
Ontario, Canada

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Real, and wild Snowy Owl! - Never baited

Snowy Owl on a Brush Pile
Ontario, Canada

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso500

Shoreline Snowy Owl
Ontario, Canada

Owl tours and prints!
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Nikon D800 ,Swarovski Spotting Scope - 95mm Optic
1/2500s f/9.5 iso1000

Out shooting with Harry Hersh and Bruce Kennedy a couple days ago, here is my first edit. I was switching back and fourth with my Nikon, and the Swarovski kit. Just for fun, here is a shot using the scope.

The scope kit combination I use is an 95 mm optic, an STX body, an eyepiece, a TPO adapter, and a Nikon ring adapter.

I can easily change that adapter to any brand of camera, DSLR, Mirror-less, or set up for cell phone shooting in seconds.

With this kit, I am shooting at 900mm at the widest zoom on the lens (30x) at f9.5. From there this image is a slight crop.

The kit works well in the above situation, when your subject is resting, and you have time to mess around with exposures, etc. There are no electronics in the lens, so you have 100% manual focus, and fixed aperture. Like the good ole days with my Canon ftb.

The tough issue is wind, with this kind of magnification, wind and moving subjects are difficult.

Hoping to mess around with this gear in Florida next week.

techs .. Nikon D850 ,Swarovski Spotting Scope - 95mm Optic
1/500s f/9.5 iso320

Snowy Owl Hunting
Ontario, Canada

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/6.3 at 380.0mm iso400

Lots of hours hanging out at this nest site., so much fun to have them just less then 20 yards away!

We ended up in a lot of good locations besides this one, so I will keep editing and posting for a while., along with more from Africa. Love Florida!

Osprey Landing
Orlando, Florida

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso800

Rock Bass in Flight!

I remember well catching these fish when I was a kid, and flipping out with excitement!

Neat thing here is that the fish was not beheaded before it arrived to the nest, very lucky!

A very heavy crop with the D850 + 200-400 vr1.

Camera Nikon NIKON D850
Lens AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED
ISO 1250
Focal Length 210.0 mm (210.0 mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/5
Exposure Time 0.00063s (1/1600)

Barred Owlet
Florida

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/320s f/4.0 at 350.0mm iso2000

Barred Owl Chick
Raymond Barlow - Wildlife and Nature

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/250s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso2000

Barred Owlet - Florida
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/100s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso800

Thanks to buddy, and local Orlando Florida photographer Jack Rogers for helping us find both the Barred owl chick shown here, and the superb view of the Osprey nest!

Great fun shooting with Jack, and brilliant opportunities!

Barred Owl Chick
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/4.0 at 350.0mm iso2000

All the comforts of home!
Amazing to watch this female, as she leaves her tiny chick in the nest, and heads out to some nearby trees for some nest building materials.

Love Florida!

Osprey Nest building
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.0 at 250.0mm iso800

An osprey is dropping off dinner to his family. Looking closely, you can see the hand off to the female, and the very young chick on the right side of the nest.

Looking forward to a return visit on April 24th, 2018.


Three Osprey and a Fish
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400

D850 + my new 900 mm

with the cropping ability on this new camera, I consider my lens a 200-900mm. Extraordinarily versatile kit!

Osprey coming in for a landing on a nest in Florida.

Brilliant opportunity! a dream come true!

Osprey Dinner
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400

Love Florida!


We waited a bit for this chance.. and wow, the best possible light along with the whole fish in stead of the usual "headless fish". Luck was with us once again!!

Thanks to Jack Rogers for all the help in Florida!

Osprey Nest in Florida
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/5.0 at 210.0mm iso1250

Real Nature in Florida

Osprey feeding a brand new chick!
Love nature and wildlife in Florida.

Osprey Feeding Chick
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/250s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso400

Montagu's Harrier

Thank goodness for a little soft light when this guy flew by., another bird image taken at a fair distance, but I was able to recover the shot with the new D850 sensor.

Such a cool name too >

Montagu's Harrier in the Crater
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to Tanzania Wildlife and Nature

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1250

Maria's image!

A day trip with Maria Dessiray to a cool location North of Ottawa March 8th, 2018.. and a visit with my buddy Bruce Kennedy. We had fun waiting for this owl to wake up! See Bruce's images for the whole story of a cool nature event.

I was messing with our second camera, trying to fine tune it for Maria, so she took over with my d850 and the 200-400 lens, and blasted about 15 shots, this is one of them.

Not bad for 12 yrs old!

Hope to head back up there Monday, and maybe a visit with some Great Greys this weekend, as Daisy had the weekend off.

take care!

Northern Hawk Owl with Lunch - Photo by Maria Barlow
Raymond's Canada Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1250s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1000

Local Red-tailed Hawks - so many around here to photograph!
I do hope to get out this weekend and watch them hunt, and fly.

More soon!

thanks for looking, raymond


Red-tailed hawk
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1250s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso160

Northern Hawk Owl with lunch.

Amazing to watch real nature - No Bait. Sit and wait!

After 2.5 hours of watching this owl sleep, it decided to look for a meal. Jumping from tree to tree, searching the food that it has stored in its cache, the owl pulled out a vole, and began to eat.

These owls have a habit of tearing off the head first, then finishing the rest in one gulp! Awesome to watch and witness the real thing.

Superb Nature.

raymond's tours.

Snowy Owl Lift Off
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1600

Snowy Owl Hunting the Frozen Fields
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso250

Snowy Owl in the Grass
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400

Snowy Owl - Ontario Tundra
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso800

Snowy Owl Lift Off
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 360.0mm iso1000

Snowy Owl - D850
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Snow Owl Hunting for Real Prey
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

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Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 280.0mm iso2000

Snowy Owl enjoys the Hunt
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1000

Snowy Owl in Flight - Photo Tours to Wild Owls - **Never Baited**.
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1000

Great grey owl Perched
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours

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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso800

Great Grey Owl in Flight - Canada
Raymond's Canada Nature Photography Tours

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/800s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Osprey in Flight - Florida
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/2500s f/4.5 at 600.0mm iso1000

Snail Kite - Florida Tours
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/2000s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso1000

Burrowing Owl - Florida
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

Thanks to my friend and guest Harry Hersh for allowing me to use his 600mm F4.

Florida Tours
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/4000s f/4.0 at 600.0mm iso320

Osprey in Flight - Florida
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature

ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/2500s f/4.5 at 600.0mm iso1000