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Osprey with lunch Unfortunately, I missed the money shot as this osprey dove down right by me to get this fish.  I was watching with my mouth open rather than my camera firing, but grabbed at least this shot as he departed with his prey Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,birds of prey,osprey,osprey in flight,osprey with fish,raptor,sea eagle Click/tap to enlarge

Osprey with lunch

Unfortunately, I missed the money shot as this osprey dove down right by me to get this fish. I was watching with my mouth open rather than my camera firing, but grabbed at least this shot as he departed with his prey

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The osprey, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
Species identified by pedalmasher
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By pedalmasher

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2014. Captured Jan 1, 1970 01:00.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO160
  • 320mm