Leaving the Lookout - Osprey Lifting Off in Early Morning Light

An osprey lifts off from the bare top of a birch tree, wings raised high above its back and legs still trailing, its white underside lit by warm early-morning sun. Behind it a hazy blue-green forested mountainside recedes out of focus.

Leaving the Lookout - Osprey Lifting Off in Early Morning Light2026-08-09 600mmf/6.31/1250ISO 2500 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VRdarktable 5.6.0OspreyAll rights reservedLukas NagelbirdPhotography, birdsInFlight, birdsOfPrey, goldenHour, nature, naturePhotography, osprey, outdoors, pandionHaliaetus, photo, photography, raptor, wildlife, wildlifePhotography

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An osprey lifts off from the bare top of a birch tree, wings raised high above its back and legs still trailing, its white underside lit by warm early-morning sun. Behind it a hazy blue-green forested mountainside recedes out of focus.

Species Osprey Pandion haliaetus

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Focal length: 600mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter speed: 1/1250
ISO: ISO 2500

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Camera: NIKON Z 8
Lens: NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Edited with: darktable 5.6.0
Date taken: 2026-08-09

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Photographer: Lukas Nagel
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