Pitt Lake lies north of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. A berm / dyke system has created a sanctuary for local birds of prey and other marshland critters. Denise and I discovered several Osprey nests in the area and spent some time taking photos of the baby Ospreys. The first opportunity I got to take nature photos with my brand new 600mm lens was going to be at Grant Narrows where the ospreys were. This area is well away from traffic and about 900m out on the berm. Denise and I set up the tripod and cameras. She was taking pics of flowers and I, the birds when a helicopter flew by, banked, then came towards us. I caught this photo on the second pass just as the pilot lowered the landing gear. CRAP, I knew what that meant. This bird was landing. And with it, tons of dust. Too late. First time out with the 600 and this guy sandblasted it with dust as it landed about 75m from our position, on the berm. It was a medical emergency evacuation of some one injured either on the boat dock or on a boat. I packed up the lens and took it home to blow off the dust. No damage.
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