Bandi Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Last weekend I stopped at a bird-watch tower to photograph some of the moving birds and saw something exciting. About half-way to my session, I saw many of the birds taking off and chasing a bird. It was an osprey looking for a prey. He took only a few rounds and dived into the water. When he was back in the air, he held a huge bream. After turning it head first, he flied away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Pretty damn COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailhead Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Last time I got skunked on the Bow I saw a Osprey dive down and pick up a decent Rainbow (12") Then a immature Bald Eagle chased the Osprey to try and get it to drop the fish. I never saw the outcome as they flew off upstream and around the bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Awesome pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duanec Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 modz: like to report this photo for showing incorrect handling of fish... jk. nice shots man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandi Posted September 18, 2010 Author Share Posted September 18, 2010 Thanks everyone. Trailhead, I have read that this is common behavior of the eagle... a kind of symbiosis . I haven't seen that myself. National Geographic says "Eagles often force osprey to drop fish that they have caught and steal them in midair." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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