Subject: Osprey with fish, Pandion haliaetus

Location: At Corolla, Outer Banks, North Carolina

Stock Number: 07-37890

Comments: Ospreys can be seen hovering over the water, then plunging feet first into the water to make a catch. Typically the bird emerges with a fish clutched in one talon and it flies (sometimes with some difficulty) to a perch.

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