The photo was taken March 10, 2015, one week before Ozzie was found injured and taken to CROW. Harriet holding on to Ozzie by a single feather, while bathing together in the pond. Actually, this is a funny story. Ozzie was perched on a branch right above Harriet and he accidentally relieved himself on her back. She was pissed and flew directly to the pond with Ozzie in tow. If you look closely at her back you can see the mess Ozzie made. I think she was gripping on him as to say, you're here until I am done, dear. As upset as she seemed to be I can still see the love that they shared. North Fort Myers Nest
Happy to see OZ tears only, please. Another heart-wrenching photo was taken January 27, 2015, that I almost rejected and threw out because it was really far away and lacking detail on the head. I did end up keeping it because I really liked the composition. This is not an in camera comp and has not been photoshopped except for cropping and punching up the details in the wings with camera raw. In the Facebook comments, I will be publishing a snapshot of the Lightroom original uncropped version along with the entire Lightroom filmstrip series at the bottom. I don't have anything against Photoshop compositions but personally, I like to keep it real. I just don't want anyone to question the integrity of my work. If and when I do a "Photoshop composition" I will always disclose it. Ozzie - North Fort Myers Nest
Sandhill Crane
