DSC_2098I wish I could have seen this dude fishing (look closely and you can see a nice pink fillet in his claws).  I’ve seen it before, but it never ceases to amaze me.

Ospreys have the wonderful ability to hover before they dive.  Time stops mid flap, the head angles down, momentum creeps slowly downward, and then they let loose.  White and black combine into one streak of feathers, striking the water at an amazing speed.  Moments later, the head and wings reappear, and if the bird’s skill and luck pays off, there is a fish clasped tightly in the talons.  As he struggles to regain height and forward progress, he rotates the fish head first, holding the fish in the most aerodynamic way possible, reducing drag and making their flight with a cumbersome food idem easy.

Because ospreys are owesome.