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Pandion haliaetus
This wonderful Osprey just captured a fish and decided to have his meal on the top of the power pole. You can see the tail of the fish hanging over the edge of the pole. I assume that he didn't want to share, so he picked up the fish and flew off looking for a new place to eat in private.
At the top of an electrical pole on Hwy 82 in LA near the edge of the Gulf of Mexico eating its fish.
Ospreys have vision that is well adapted to detecting underwater objects from the air. Prey is first sighted when the Osprey is 33–130 ft above the water, after which the bird hovers momentarily then plunges feet first into the water.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Oct 8, 2012
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Wonderful series!!!