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05-05-2012, 09:43 AM
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Senior Resident Curmudgeon
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The mighty Fish hawk
Anyone seen this video on an osprey catching fish? (The Osprey is also called a fish hawk). It's the only hawk whose diet consists solely of fresh fish.
First sequence he grabs a bunch of fish. Second sequence he grabs a camoflaged flounder right off the bottom. Third sequence: He grabs a salmon so big he can barely gain any altitude. http://www.youtube.com/embed/nA3LtXn...layer_embedded Absolutely stunning video, one of the best I have ever seen.
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05-05-2012, 11:38 AM
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Very nice Hawk,
the 3rd sequence had me thinking 747/space shuttle or a skateboarding hawk.. thanks for sharing.
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05-06-2012, 08:36 PM
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Impressive!
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05-11-2012, 09:16 AM
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Wow, that is an awesome sight!!
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05-11-2012, 10:09 AM
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At the risk of being corrective, the osprey is not a hawk or eagle member.
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05-11-2012, 11:15 AM
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05-11-2012, 08:33 PM
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Senior Resident Curmudgeon
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Quote:
"Ospreys are very large, distinctively shaped hawks". They are one of the definitive sources for information and identification of birds. What information leads you to believe that they are not a hawk?
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05-11-2012, 09:59 PM
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Thanks, Redhawk -- great video. That last one really had to work to carry off the fish!
One of my favorite wildlife viewings was an osprey & a raven, years ago at Riddle Lake in Yellowstone. I first saw the osprey, in flight with fish, being harassed by a raven. It attacked so viciously that the osprey dropped the fish, which the raven caught in midair. Of course the osprey now had its talons free & wasn't so weighed down, so it lit after the raven. The raven fled into the woods down the lake, with osprey in hot pursuit. I don't know the outcome but just the part I saw was dramatic. |
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