Osprey Diving for Fish

Another one of those Emerald Triangle moments that makes you catch your breath when you see it. The sight of one these large birds diving is awe inspiring.

Ospreys hunt fish almost exclusively so they are mostly found near water. They can use a perch but, as in this video, they mostly hover until they spot their prey. Then they plunge downwards swiftly– capturing a fish about one in four times.

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SmuttySteve
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8 years ago

Is this bird good to eat? Is the plucking meat ratio ok or is it a waste of time?

Klamathman
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Klamathman
8 years ago
Reply to  SmuttySteve

They have a little of the fishy taste, kinda like murelet, not nearly as tasty as spotted owl.

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
8 years ago

Splendid photography, another ho-Hum-boldt day in magic land. Love even the wiseguys. Video jammed on me half-way through. Went to enlargement, jabbed at the arrows, nothing. Still, great photography.

nines
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8 years ago

That’ll be a new iMac. Just hit the escape button and it all goes back to normal. Big pain in the butt and I don’t know when, if ever, they’ll fix that bug.