osprey

__Ospreys__

- Ospreys are one of the most- fish consuming bird-of-prey.

Informational Links- [|Hawk Mountain Osprey Facts] [|All About Birds Info Reference] // Now Look- an osprey has caught a fish! //

Migration

An osprey in flight catching a fish, what a sight! An osprey migrates in September, it's white belly you can identify it easily.

Catching Fish

The following video is an osprey catching a fish at a golf tournament, settling down in the water then swooping off. media type="custom" key="10987060" Coming home with dinner, eh?

Pictures of In-Flight.

Bam, look at the "v" shape of the wings. Showing off his white-plumage underbelly, tucked in claws. Look at his tail- spread out as he scans for fish. His curved beak are meant for ripping and tearing, watch out! Also- look at his sharp talons!

Personal connection: Sam Lindner

One year in August, I went to a 3-day canoe camp in Maryland. there I saw many interesting birds, such as the Bald Eagle and Turkey Vulture, but my most amazing encounter was with an osprey. We were canoeing over to a sandbar on the other side of a lake, when an osprey that had been chilling in the air for a while, it dove for a fish RIGHT BY OUR CANOE. It came out with a fish, and flew toward the woods by our camp.  This is a video of a osprey caching a bass. media type="youtube" key="IU-bjaxVtxs" height="315" width="420" 