Photographers flock to Hayden for osprey photos
An osprey plucks a kokanee out of the water.
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An osprey looks forward to eating its recent catch.
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One osprey soars through the air with an unlucky kokanee.
Courtesy of Diane Beard
A kokanee is snatched out of the water in Hayden.
Courtesy of Diane Beard
A photographer spots an osprey getting ready to dive toward the lake.
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One photographer points out an osprey high up in a tree to another photographer.
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Photographers line up to snap the perfect shot of an osprey and kokanee.
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Five photographers aim their cameras upward to capture photos of ospreys.
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It was a dreary, overcast day at Hayden Lake, but about 30 photographers wait patiently to snap the perfect photo. These eagle-eyed — or rather osprey-eyed — photographers have traveled from as far away as Asia to capture pictures of the birds circling the lake before diving down to catch a bright red kokanee for lunch.
“It’s a risk you're gonna miss something to run and get a hamburger,” said Richard Olsen, who traveled from Colorado to photograph the osprey.
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