Birds Of A Feather: Ospreys Overhead Traditional Cache

photo by Graham Owen

Our local system of dikes is a great place to observe Ospreys. The Osprey, sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a fish-eating bird of prey (but is not a hawk or an eagle). It is a large raptor with brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and under parts, with a black eye patch and wings. The Osprey enjoys a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply.

As its other common name suggests, the Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It has evolved specialized physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. It's very cool to see these birds hit the water with a big splash and come up with a fish in its talons.

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