Wildlife photos taken by lovers of New Melones
Lake
If anyone else has some pictures they would like to share, please e-mail them to
me at: ghs@gloryholesports.
Please include your name and where you took them.
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Sunset by Lou Pegross, Jr.
Taken by Don Sick
Water Reflections taken by Terry Weaver
The above pictures were taken at the Glory Hole Recreation Area at
New Melones Lake, by Jerry Garrett of Angels Camp.
Submitted by
David "Slim" Pickens Twain Harte:
I was in my pontoon float tube, fly-fishing, as I noticed an Osprey flying off
with a trout
towards Rose Island. Then a few minutes later I saw a second one flying off also
with a trout
in his talons. I grumbled to myself for not having the camera ready.
So then I got the
camera in hand.
As I came around the point on Rose Island and the Osprey's nest came into view,
I heard the
Ospreys cry and both of them took to flight. I then saw what all the commotion
was about as
they dive bombed a Juvenile Bald Eagle.
He quickly turned, avoiding contact and made a
bee line out of the area as one of the Osprey followed him a few hundred yards
down the
lake. The other Osprey made a fast tract back to the nest, I presume to check if
everything
was ok at the nest.
Tech Details if needed:
Camera Nikon D-50
Lens 55-200mm
set at 160mm
Exposure 1/1250 sec
F stop 5.3
