This past Friday, at 8:31 AM I saw an Osprey family having breakfast by the side of Wildlife Drive at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. The male Osprey had gone fishing and caught a big fish for the whole family. Perched near the nest, he ate first consuming the head of the fish while the female and the baby Ospreys waited at their nest.
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Here’s a closer look at male Osprey eating.
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As I watched I saw that the female was getting agitated.
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Then the male Osprey started trying to shield his fish by deploying his wings.
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He looked left then turned his head right. A Bald Eagle was circling around the nest, diving toward it briefly.
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I saw the Bald Eagle but was unable to focus my camera on it.
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The female Osprey made loud noises to warn the eagle to go away.
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Finally the intruder went away.
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