2020 A to Z Challenge !
O is for Osprey !
Photo credit to Cornell Lab of Ornithology
along their
talons.
Ospreys are excellent anglers. Over several studies, Ospreys caught
fish on at least 1 in every 4 dives, with success rates sometimes as
high as 70 percent. The average time they spent hunting before making a
catch was about 12 minutes—something to think about next time you throw
your line in the water.
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.
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.
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Wow, impressive success rate! I am glad someone studies this :)
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Beautiful bird, with a lot of skills!
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I've never seen an osprey - how I would love to watch one fishing!
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What majestic bird...and I know his family will be happy he is coming home with groceries
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Thank you for another educational post. Ospreys are beautiful raptors. I've yet to see one up close. Maybe one day!
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Now, I have seen ospreys! My late in-laws lived above a lake (I mean you could see the lake from their house, but it was up high, so above the trees, the side of the mountain sort of), and there was an osprey nest on the very top of one tree within sight of their deck. You could see it bring back fish! I also knew an osprey named Oscar. Yes, I knew him! I used to care for animals that couldn't be released into the wild when my neighbors were on vacation. They didn't have these as pets! The wildlife "museum" has them on display and for education, and they rotated the animals, so they didn't have to be gawked at their entire lives. There were quite a few raptors that couldn't fly. Some had lost a wing to hunters.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen pone of those.
ReplyDeleteVery, very talented birds, i am glad they are making a comeback.
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