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Byron Davies

M-52, NGC-7635, SH2-157, SH2-158, SH2-159, SH2-161, NGC-7510

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Learning to Fly image

Learning to Fly


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Standing on River Road in Burlington, NJ, I was looking through my scope at the osprey nest on Burlington Island in the middle of the Delaware River. Only this year, a red-tailed hawk had made itself at home and hatched several eggs. All but one had fledged by June 18th, and I had the priviledge of watching the last one hop and flap from one side of the nest to the other, never actually taking the leap. Maybe tomorrow... Taken with a Nikon 82mm Fieldscope, 30mm wide-angle eyepiece and just holding my HP Photosmart digital camera up to the eyepiece (I wasnt planning on stopping and didnt have all the right equipment)...

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  • Laura Jaskot
  • Laura Jaskot
  • January 19, 2022