I’ll continue with another Osprey post. Here are more Osprey carrying or are perched with their fish catch from this past summer.
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You may have heard an Osprey sometimes called a fish hawk or a sea hawk. In reality, an Osprey is a raptor but it is not a hawk. Hawks, eagles, and harriers are part of the family Accipitridae, whereas Osprey are the sole members of the family Pandionidae.
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For sure, Osprey have the ultimate combination of keen eyesight, agility, timing, strong talons, and expertise in catching fish.
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At strike, the Osprey’s talons are especially adapted to swivel one of its three front toes to the back, giving the Osprey two front and two rear talons to firmly grasp the slippery fish. Beneath their toes, they also have sharp spicules to ensure the grip is extra tight. No other bird of prey has this ability.
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After all that hard work, there may be times an Osprey does not make it back to its perch with its meal, as you’ll see in my next post.
