Most expensive nest

[Vinam]

last few days I've had no time to shoot, family, work, friends and rain , so I went to the files and came up with something to contribute..

One of my new favorite places, some of you have seen it before " The Bayard Cutting Arboritum " .. was a mansion, now owned by the state and is a park.. The mansion has Park offices and a Resturant ( food smells good ! ) .. and they have a special family staying upstairs ..an Osprey nest on one of the really tall chimneys .. I did some labeling ( not very good at it, to explain what the heck I am talking about .. take a look at the large size on flickr to get a real good look !


quite the house !! ... like I said, I've shown it before .. but now see why I have such interest in a really nice building ! ... it's all about the birds !!


not one of my better shots, but I got the chimney in there so you can see and get an idea of how cool it is that they built a nest there ! and I am certain they no longer use the fireplace lol !
I haven't seen any little chicks poking thier heads out yet.. but I can hear them crying for food and I am determined to get some good shots of one of the parents bringing back a fish.

and incase your wondering, I move much closer to shoot the nest and the birds.. I do not own the 1500mm $55,000.00 canon lense ! ROFL !

I'm going to have to let this Osprey phase run it's course, hopefully I'm not boring ya'll to death with my newest obsession !

thanks for taking a look

Vin

[Hayward Taylor]

that is a good size nest .. it looks like they took over the chimney .. can't hardly wait to see the young 'uns .. I am sure you'll be there with the camera to record the first attempted flight .. very nice, Vin

[A-O]

hiya Vin my friend...
Im away for quite long time recently... most probably I missed some of your post here buddy... but these are really interesting captures and was a great images...
I can see that you're really got the obsession chasing this fellow now... getting bored ? I dont think so my friend... In fact I would like to thank you for sharing these great photos with us here...
you did a great job Vin and worth the efford... cheers...

[FDCPR]

Great job showing the nest location, it is very surprising where these guys will decide to make their home. I agree with you, this has to be the most expensive location I've seen. Living in luxury!

[teedlepeep]

Now you disappoint me ... no 55k lens ?? hmph what kind of bird shooter are you
Seriously, I can't wait to see the shots you come up with for the babies. I love your bird shots !

[kxvet]

Wow, what a beautiful place and great photos. Can't wait to see more!

[Sheriliz]

Great shots. Those are very "high end" birds!

[Sparkie1263]

Nice shots Vin. I was in you neck of the woods this weekend for my sons wedding. It was at the Westbury Manor. I went for a ride Sunday morning but it started to rain and could not find anything to shoot. I should have gotten so info from you before I went down there.
Frank

[pjflan7]

With that nest they get some natural convection heat.....pretty smart for a bird. I hope the occupants don't try to remove the nest. Would there be any law against doing so?

[PrimeTime]

I'm going to have to let this Osprey phase run it's course, hopefully I'm not boring ya'll to death with my newest obsession !

You're not borring me at all. I really like your pic of the mansion. I think it would look even better with the geese cropped out and the chairs cloned out(they draw some attention away from the building). Excellent shot and great framing. I hope you get your shot of the osprey with a fish. That would be very cool. I would love to have some osprey's around here. Great shooting vin.