Other assorted birds

Osprey With Fish

I'd never seen an osprey up close, only from a distance. Until this one flew to a tree right by me with a fish. This was when it landed in the tree. The blood on the raptor came from the fish. Words cannot express how thrilled I was.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

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