Fierce Protection

According to Audubon the "Best Overall Mom" award goes to the Osprey who are known for "aggressive defense" of their nest: https://www.audubon.org/news/bird-mom-awards-good-bad-and-just-plain-weird

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Mags]

Fantastic capture! Such a gorgeous bird!

[Santina]

great capture, it's nice to see him in action with open wings

[Jennie B.]

How on Earth did you catch this? It’s amazing! Fav

[Kerri Michaels]

great shot fav

[KV]

@jb030958 I was shooting from my kayak on the lake below the nest.

[Jennie B.]

@kvphoto You did a great job! I need to get a kayak. We have a canal right across the street from where we live and I could probably take some good shots of things you normally couldn’t get to close to. Well done!

[Diane]

Great capture, I love the outstretched wing and of course cute little chick.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Wow, look at the baby screaming out loud! Great capture ..

[GaryW]

Great shot.

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous shot. I am a kayaking and never get to see anything like this.

[KV]

@pdulis @marlboromaam @moviegal1 @jb030958 @dianeburns @dutchothotmailcom @thewatersphotos @wakelys thanks so much! Lake Allatoona has Osprey nexts built all around. This one is out in the water and the kayak afforded me the opportunity to get a little closer. It is much easier to shoot from my bass boat than the kayak.

[Merrelyn]

Great capture, they are such magnificent birds.

[tony gig]

Brilliant...Fav

[Margaret Brown]

A lovely capture

[haskar]

Great shot.

[Jean]

Great closeup. Love the wings.

[Monique]

Wow

[KV]

@merrelyn @tonygig @craftymeg @haskar @jernst1779 @momamo they are amazing birds and their wingspan is impressive. I finally saw one dive and catch a fish... it was from a great distance but exciting to watch.