Wow! Your Better Beamer does a great job! What with all the updated equipment and incredible photographs, I feel pressure to keep up with the Joneses..er forum photographers. I'm turning in a venture capital business proposal to Google today, but may be awhile before there's a profit if they decide to fund it, but hey..gotta upgrade! Actually I'm really interested in the new 1600mm Zeiss Photoscope 85 T* FL, or the even more powerful 3500mm ones coming out later http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6J5Io4lvko

Thanks Rachel - My only regret is that the photo is not more of a close-up, and not larger; but we were so taken by surprise by the whole thing, we were incredibly lucky! For someone new to birdwatching it was especially awe-inspiring.

Beautiful! I love ospreys, they look like they were assembled by the new guy.

Definitely an Osprey! Their large stick nests can be found on many man-made structures so long as they are near a significant water source (fresh, brakish, or salt). That might be the male in this shot because of the pure white chest and belly. Female ospreys usually have a 'necklace' of dark brown on their chests but the necklace isn't foolproof as males can have them too but they usually aren't as large and dark. Nice picture!