I saw a pair of osprey

[IronWing]

I thought they were going to mate but then they look like they're both males.

 

[CZroe]

OP:
Successful troll is successful.

Others:
In case you, like me, actually came to see some predatory birds, I saw a Bald Eagle with prey being chased by crows earlier this year:
http://youtu.be/bAQhndSX1DE

 

[andylawcc]

great tits!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_tit

 

[andylawcc]

 

[IronWing]

Very well.

Here's some of this year's crop of baby owls.

 

[lxskllr]

When do you plant owls? Looks like an early crop; right before the berries come in. I don't see many owls around here. I could count the number of owls I've seen in my life on one hand.

 

[IronWing]

When do you plant owls? Looks like an early crop; right before the berries come in. I don't see many owls around here. I could count the number of owls I've seen in my life on one hand.

With a bit of practice you can learn to count with both hands.

 

[lxskllr]

With a bit of practice you can learn to count with both hands.

Then I'd need more owls! Perhaps you could send me some. Looks like you have plenty. Send me two owls, and keep two for yourself.

 

[techs]

Nicely done.

 

[CrimsonWolf]

This is what I was hoping for, well done. Wasn't expecting Osprey dongs though.

 

[Wuzup101]

Baby owls... totally worth the click!

 

[IronWing]

More baby owls!

Mom is the bigger, speckled one.

Taken this morning. That's mom behind the grass on the left. Dad was up on his post watching the roadrunner.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I thought they were going to mate but then they look like they're both males.

I've seen those along with all sorts of other military aircraft in the skies around San Diego. Between the naval base on Coronado, Miramar and Camp Pendleton we have no shortage of military hardware.

 

[xBiffx]

I saw a pair of osprey

What a dick.

 

[NutBucket]

Ha. I assumed you meant birds and was going to troll with a VF22 pic LOL

 

[xSauronx]

I thought they were going to mate but then they look like they're both males.

if i was a jedi, my hate for those would turn me to the dark side.

they are ridiculously loud and obnoxious. i live in a town surrounded by a rural area...so they do touch and go landings all day around here 2 - 3 times a month.

it sucks. they are not pleasant.

 

[xBiffx]

if i was a jedi, my hate for those would turn me to the dark side.

Aren't you, and aren't you already? What's with the avatar?

 

[blankslate]

I thought they were going to mate but then they look like they're both males.

Oddly enough V-22s where what I first thought of when I saw the post title.


found this blog from a Marine Helicopter pilot about the V-22

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/yo...that-the-v-22-is-a-piece-of-junk-db72a8a23ccf

At best, operating with the V-22 at sea is a dangerous dance in mishap-avoidance for everyone involved. The Osprey’s downwash is so powerful that it frequently knocks down deck crew. In 2010 during Fleet Week celebrations in New York City, a V-22 injured 10 people with its rotor blast.

Now imagine the flight deck of an amphibious vessel crammed with other aircraft, men, fuel and munitions. As if this weren’t enough, the Osprey also has the unfortunate habit of quickly melting flight decks, reducing a deck’s useful service life by nearly half.

Simply taking off from a ship in an Osprey requires the pilots to keep one nacelle over the deck, while the other hangs over the water. This results in an immediate lift asymmetry. During an at-sea rescue mission, the V-22’s downwash could drown a survivor in the water before the crew can hoist them to safety.

Sailors have a joke. “The Osprey can wave at you while you drown.”

....

 

[Ackmed]

Immediately knew what this thread was about...

View out the back as we took off, always fly in pairs or greater.

Coming in hot!!!

 

[xBiffx]

 

[Ackmed]

I have rode on several times... once in one of the biggest days of my life. The best ride ever? When we got picked out and taken out of the shit. Anyways, I'm drunk so whatever.

 

[xSauronx]

*waves hand*

Aren't you, and aren't you already? What's with the avatar?

that is not the avatar you are looking for

 

[lxskllr]

Still waiting for my owls. They're getting more expensive to ship by the day.

 

[balloonshark]

if i was a jedi, my hate for those would turn me to the dark side.

they are ridiculously loud and obnoxious. i live in a town surrounded by a rural area...so they do touch and go landings all day around here 2 - 3 times a month.

it sucks. they are not pleasant.

I lived in Wilmington for a brief while and you're correct by saying they are very loud and obnoxious. There is no mistaking the sound when they fly by.

This is pretty much what they sound like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rfOOxSs_6A

 

[Z15CAM]

Peregrine Falcons where part of my life when I was a kid into my teens.

They don't exist any more.