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(This is my month of May's contribution to this forum.)


Ounce for ounce, I think the Osprey is the most powerful raptor in North America, if not the world.... arguably of course.

The following series demonstrates how the Osprey lifting a fair size fish out of the water....with one foot only !!!
By comparison, the bald eagle couldn't even lift itself out of the water. And we all know how an object weights a lot heavier if we tried to lift it out from underneath the water in a hurry, never mind a struggling fish which tries to dive down at the same time !!!

And BTW, I cannot recall any other species that dive with their feet first, submerged under water and lifting preys with their feet....can you think of any

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1. The Dive:





2.Initially, the struggling fish is taking this Osprey all over the place. At this time the only thing that the Osprey can do is to keep flapping its wings to keep it's head above the waterline.....





3.When he felt that the fish finally got tired, the Osprey align itself against the wind for better lift just like an aeroplane pilot would do..





4.The Power Lift:





5.He is flapping his wings rapidly, This moment is critical, I have seen them releasing their large prey when they sensed that they could not handle the weight at this point of time. (Original image contains the whole bird, I cropped this closer for a better look at his eyes and the fish.)





6. He is gaining speed....





7.Still clinking on his catch with one foot, he is gaining altitude at the same time.





8. Now he tries to secures the fish with both feet, while the fish is still wiggling.





9.He must be very careful cause fish are quite slippery.





10. For a secured and faster transportation, the fish must be in an aerodynamic position to reduce wing drag.



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Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy this series.
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Alfred
a.k.a.tinyfishy


509 species of North American B-I-F.
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Edited on May 11, 2013 at 07:49 AM · View previous versions



May 10, 2013 at 11:57 PM
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Wow.

What a beautiful series.

Thanks a lot



May 11, 2013 at 12:32 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The Most Powerful Raptor ???


Thanl you for sharing the pics and for the comments. Stunning


May 11, 2013 at 12:51 AM
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Very nice set.
Osprey are pretty awesome, time and time again I watch in amazement

-Tim




May 11, 2013 at 01:04 AM
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Super set Alfred.

Jude



May 11, 2013 at 01:06 AM
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Amazing!


May 11, 2013 at 01:16 AM
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A great set Alfred


May 11, 2013 at 02:51 AM
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I would be happy to get one of those shots let alone a whole series.
Well don.



May 11, 2013 at 03:10 AM
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nice set of IFs Alfred


May 11, 2013 at 04:35 AM
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Wow Alfred, this is an outstanding action sequence. I don't think I've ever seen a better osprey fishing sequence.

Wonderful set.

Paul.



May 11, 2013 at 07:22 AM
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Great series Alfred...these guys do often tackle fish that seem to be too heavy to lft up and out of the water let alone fly off with them.
Eric



May 11, 2013 at 07:24 AM
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Great set Alfred!


May 11, 2013 at 07:43 AM
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Great action sequence, and great photos!


May 11, 2013 at 07:50 AM
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waldr_p wrote:
Wow Alfred, this is an outstanding action sequence. I don't think I've ever seen a better osprey fishing sequence.

Wonderful set.

Paul.


Yes - Fantastic! Magnificent! I don't comment much on bird photos because there are so many on this forum, but that set is just over the top, and I have to register my opinion.



May 11, 2013 at 08:31 AM
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A real 'wow' series!!


May 11, 2013 at 08:50 AM
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Great set Alfred.

Rob



May 11, 2013 at 09:03 AM
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Boy, with this marvelous documentation you have my vote! Great work and capture, Alfred.
Al



May 11, 2013 at 09:59 AM
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Wonderful shots and narration on this marvelous series

Birdie



May 11, 2013 at 10:21 AM
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Wonderful action shots, Alfred. Well captured! Ospreys are indeed amazing hunters.

Jim



May 11, 2013 at 11:15 AM
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Wow tinyfishy
well done of this osprey series



May 11, 2013 at 12:49 PM
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