{"id":31143,"date":"2016-05-26T04:32:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T08:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=31143"},"modified":"2016-05-26T04:32:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T08:32:32","slug":"crow-v-osprey-at-truxtun-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=31143","title":{"rendered":"Crow v. Osprey at Truxtun Park."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D31143&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>The truth is that bird photography can be very boring at times. Slogging through the marsh with wet feet and mosquitoes while carrying the necessary equipment and enduring long periods without finding a worthwhile subject can make you question your sanity.<\/p>\n<p>But not always. On this occasion I was photographing the Blue Angels air show, when the resident Osprey was mobbed by a very persistent Crow.<\/p>\n<p>I actually missed several of the planes while trying to capture the action, which went on for several minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31144\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31144\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=31144\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Osprey-2016-53-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C867&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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