Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Osprey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 A pair of them flew over the house last week, kinda low. A very different sound than the usual planes, jets and various helicopters that usually fly over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 very cool picture, BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Shades of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 Every now and one I see one around Farmington NM when we go to the doctor. I’m not sure why they’re around there. Must be a reserve unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Osprey. .... is that a nesting pair and the mesa upon which they have setup housekeeping ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 We have the Ospre quite a bit here.Also the C-130's do touch & Go at the airport Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: .... is that a nesting pair and the mesa upon which they have setup housekeeping ? According to the guy that writes Longmire, that would be a plateau. A plateau is taller than it is wide, while a mesa is wider than it is tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Never saw Devil's Tower from that angle. Cool pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 This is one I thought was cool I took June of 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derringer Dan Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Beautiful birds. Unmistakable sound... sounds like Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Alpo said: According to the guy that writes Longmire, that would be a plateau. A plateau is taller than it is wide, while a mesa is wider than it is tall. It’s neither, Devil’s Tower is a butte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Alpo said: According to the guy that writes Longmire, that would be a plateau. A plateau is taller than it is wide, while a mesa is wider than it is tall. A plateau is what I’ve reached in my weight loss attempt. Or maybe it’s a Mesa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Osprey. Nice photo, Bob. What camera did you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I've seen exactly two. Escorting ol' Barry O'Bamma, when he took an aerial inspection tour of Central California during the drought - they managed to shoehorn it into his golf trip. He evidently told the gov'ner that he was sympathetic. We were then told by ol' Moonbeam that we needed to stop using so much water. But the birds were beautiful~!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Alpo said: According to the guy that writes Longmire, that would be a plateau. A plateau is taller than it is wide, while a mesa is wider than it is tall. 4 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: It’s neither, Devil’s Tower is a butte. Thank you Gentlemen, I believe I may have learned something this fine day. ..... but is that a nesting pair and is that where they have set up housekeeping ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hard to tell if they’re a nesting pair or just casual acquaintances while flying. All reproductive copulations must occur on the ground through umbilicals. If these birds try to do a dragonfly and mate while aloft, bad things can happen in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: All reproductive copulations must occur on the ground through umbilicals. If these birds try to do a dragonfly and mate while aloft, bad things can happen in a hurry. They will couple with other species in flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Gorgeous birds! Beautiful framing with the ... geological structure ... in the back ground! (Butte, mesa, plateau ... I'm learning new things here ... until today you could take everything I know about these features, tamp it down into a sewing thimble, and have room enough to pour in a quart of whiskey on top!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Gorgeous birds! Beautiful framing with the ... geological structure ... in the back ground! (Butte, mesa, plateau ... I'm learning new things here ... until today you could take everything I know about these features, tamp it down into a sewing thimble, and have room enough to pour in a quart of whiskey on top!) In "Centennial" James Michener wrote something like, "A broad upland is a plateau, after time and erosion it becomes a mesa, then a butte, then a pinnacle, and finally a memory." Something like that, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 23 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Nice photo, Bob. What camera did you use. Special high speed drone. Cost me $2200 from Batouttahell Drone company in Frostbite Falls MN. Solar powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Gorgeous birds! Beautiful framing with the ... geological structure ... in the back ground! (Butte, mesa, plateau ... I'm learning new things here ... until today you could take everything I know about these features, tamp it down into a sewing thimble, and have room enough to pour in a quart of whiskey on top!) You gotta know those terms if you live out west or people be throwing they bad looks all over ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Is the refueling probe on the Osprey retractable so it’s always available, or do they screw it on for the planned mission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Is the refueling probe on the Osprey retractable so it’s always available, or do they screw it on for the planned mission? Yes. It retracts into the fuselage. Quote Capable of withstanding severe operating environments, Cobham's refuelling probe is an inherent feature of the Bell Boeing V-22, and is fundamental to the aircraft's self- deployment capability and operational range. The unique, patented telescoping mechanism extends the probe tip beyond the Osprey's nose, and fully retracts into the fuselage. These characteristics provide the aircraft with improved aerodynamics and a reduced footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 One of the problems I had getting the pic is they kept poking my drone with the probe in an inappropriate manner. I have now painted a large “Me too” on my drone and filed an ASH (Aeronautical Sexual Harassment) complaint with the DOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 UB, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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