Osprey...
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Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
Very nice. I live at NJ shore and the environmental people have made numerous platform for osprey nest. They hunt for fish in same areas as the Bald eagles and they defend their territories. I've seen eagles chasing osprey with a recent fish catch and final the osprey dropped the fish and eagle caught it mid air.
Mar 18, 2021 10:39:06 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
Very nice. I live at NJ shore and the environmental people have made numerous platform for osprey nest. They hunt for fish in same areas as the Bald eagles and they defend their territories. I've seen eagles chasing osprey with a recent fish catch and final the osprey dropped the fish and eagle caught it mid air.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, the area where I took this shot (Jordan Lake Dam in North Carolina) is a winter feeding/spring nesting area for both eagles and osprey. The eagles come from December to March and the Osprey from March to May. When they overlap I've seen eagles force Osprey (and other eagles) to drop their fish. I guess some eagles are bullies!
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Nice shot - interesting to see that even the ospreys go for take outs these days ....
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