Who Is This Guy? (Page 3): The guy in the tree is named Frank!

ole sarg Loc: south florida

The guy in the tree is named Frank!

jaymatt wrote:

I spotted him while walking on the beach last week at Lover’s Key State Park just outside Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
I’m not a bird guy, so can someone identify him for me? I was using a 55mm lens, so this is as close as I could get.

He’s much sharper in the download.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Osprey

merrytexan Loc: georgia

jaymatt wrote:

I spotted him while walking on the beach last week at Lover’s Key State Park just outside Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
I’m not a bird guy, so can someone identify him for me? I was using a 55mm lens, so this is as close as I could get.

He’s much sharper in the download.

wow what a catch! that osprey is going to have a feast.
excellent download, john!

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

jaymatt wrote:

I spotted him while walking on the beach last week at Lover’s Key State Park just outside Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
I’m not a bird guy, so can someone identify him for me? I was using a 55mm lens, so this is as close as I could get.

He’s much sharper in the download.

Nice shot John.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

The widespread use of DDT decimated the birds at the top of the food chain - osprey and eagles. Forty years ago it might have been hard to find an osprey. With the banning of DDT, these species have bounced back and here in Florida the lakes, rivers, bays, and seashores are home to many osprey!

Fkaufman3 Loc: Florida, LA ie lower Alabama

Sheep head fish for dinner

Fkaufman3 Loc: Florida, LA ie lower Alabama

Sheep head fish

Bill_de wrote:

Osprey was the easy part. What's the fish??

Very nice shot John.

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rando Loc: Rochester NY

Osprey. The fish is the dead giveaway.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

jaymatt wrote:

I spotted him while walking on the beach last week at Lover’s Key State Park just outside Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
I’m not a bird guy, so can someone identify him for me? I was using a 55mm lens, so this is as close as I could get.

He’s much sharper in the download.

I would say a hungry bird.

rando Loc: Rochester NY

Probably feeding a family.

crazylarry

Also Sheephead, eating size, scales like steel plate, many have met their demise on the end of my rod! (When I lived in Florida)

tdozier3 Loc: Northern Illinois

Osprey

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Osprey

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

A beautiful bird.

sierra 23

First look - An osprey and then I googled it. Magnificent bird of prey.
"Florida Feature – Osprey Nesting Season has Begun! It's that time of year again! Ospreys are a bird of prey that are commonly seen along coastal habitats within Florida. Ospreys are widely distributed in North America and frequent areas such as rivers, coasts, lakes, estuaries and swamps."