Someone Else's Story

My good friend (and former professor, mentor, thesis advisor, and by this point it's simplest to simply say good friend) Joe Lippincott has been following the ospreys who live in an Audubon nest near his home in Moswetuset Hummock for years now. He's utterly fascinated by them and his passion piqued my curiosity. I decided to spend my last day off in the northeast perched on a milk crate next to Joe watching these guys. He even lent me an extra 1000 mm lens. We were hoping the male would come back to the nest with a fish or something interesting, but he kept returning empty-taloned. I liked this shot, though-- his ladyfriend looks like she was hoping for better luck, too.


Here's another couple shot (different species). I told Joe and his wife Karen to do something funny, and this is what I got.