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Jeff Wear
11-08-2008, 11:37 PM
This is the first time I have seen an Osprey go down and bring something like this up ?? I have seen dead fish floating and they do not take them . I know that the will eat small prey and birds if they are really hungry but this ??

John Chardine
11-09-2008, 07:30 AM
Does it have a small alligator head?

Jeff Wear
11-09-2008, 10:57 AM
no it is a dead fish pick on by culls I think

Jeff Wear
11-09-2008, 11:17 AM
would really like to know if anyone has seen or heard of an osprey picking up dead or decaying fish like this . I have seen them bypass dead fish floating in the water so this was a suprise to me anyway.

Pat Nighswander
11-09-2008, 11:32 AM
I saw one chewing on the last of a big carp...it was so big I don't think he could have carried it that well.. Often they like to display their prize so it is not just back to the nest with food...they have a good tight grip on it and fly around with it for a few hours.