The descent
For this shot I hiked over a mile with heavy lens in tow. When I got to my spot, I waited around for two hours. The day before, seeing 4-5 Osprey continually diving, but from a further vantage point, I thought the longer hike to a closer location would be worth it. Then came two boats of fishermen to stay in the spot. Tiring of listening to their music and profanity, I headed back. About a half mile back, two Osprey circled and it seemed the boats had moved. I returned. The Osprey left too.
All this to point out, a friend of mine, who gets paid good money to take people out on his pontoon boat, to shoot eagles and Osprey, chased an Osprey around on a lake for twenty minutes, taking nearly a 1000 shots, all keepers I’m sure.
My point? I guess one, I feel the chasing around these birds fishing constitutes harassment. Two, you can’t get decent shots from a distance, so a boat or some means are necessary if you are serious. Three, though you can get decent photos from amateur equipment, you really need pro expensive gear to get the “money” shot.
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