Osprey Arriving Home
by Robert Bales
Title
Osprey Arriving Home
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
An Osprey arriving back to its nest.The Osprey readily builds its nest on man made structures, such as telephone poles, channel markers, duck blinds, and nest platforms designed especially for it. Such platforms have become an important tool in reestablishing Ospreys in areas where they had disappeared. In some areas nests are placed almost exclusively on artificial structures.
Ospreys are superb fishers and indeed eat little else but fish make up some 99 percent of their diet. Because of this appetite, these birds can be found near ponds, rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways around the world. Ospreys hunt by diving to the water's surface from some 30 to 100 feet (9 to 30 meters) up. They have gripping pads on their feet to help them pluck fish from the water with their curved claws and carry them for great distances. In flight, ospreys will orient the fish headfirst to ease wind resistance.
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June 10th, 2014
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Comments (28)
Christopher James
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Francie Davis
Wonderful capture!! I look forward to the Osprey every summer and can not wait. Wonderful work!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks a lot. We have several in Emmett, Id. That is where we spend the summer.
Sandi Mikuse
Great close-up shot of this couple, Robert! We have lots of osprey in our valley along the river. You are right...they build their nests on top of the big telephone poles here. One day I say a goose sitting up in one! I guess they had a time share agreement! L
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for the LIKE Sandi and I have seen that and was wondering how does the babies get to the ground without getting hurt.
Andrea Kollo
Great capture ... my nest has been abandoned sadly. I think that a rival male killed and/or carried off the chicks and the parents took off. I see you have some dangerous twine in your nest too. The Dunrovin nest had to be cleaned out because of theirs.
Robert Bales replied:
Sorry to hear about your nest. We have several in the valley and some are empty.
Kathleen K Parker
Awesome catch, Bob! Love the ingredients in the nest, too! :) kk
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks for looking and comments Kathleen. It sure looks like they need some house cleaning.
Stuart Harrison
I just love these birds....I see them frequently when I'm fishing here in Florida. Wonderful image Robert.
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