[Tweeters] Interesting Osprey behavior

[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

Not on the same level as the (poorly) surfing Osprey video but a couple of
observations.

1.  I once observed a Great Blue Heron fishing in the shallows on the
Willamette R. when it was accosted by an Osprey; likely with a nest
nearby.  It flushed the Heron, diving at it multiple times, eventually
forcing it into the water (the deep end!), whereupon the _Heron_ swam to
shore, the Osprey finally departing.
2.  My son worked for a fishing guide on the Deschutes River while in high
school.  He once observed an Osprey make a single dive at a fishing Great
Blue Heron, killing it outright, but then departing. I guess it was on a
meatless diet and it was more of a territorial dispute?

Bob OBrien  Porland.


On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 9:27 PM Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> A friend forwarded this link to the Edhat news in Goleta.  A photographer

> who was getting shots of surfers noticed an Osprey struggling with a fish

> that was too heavy to fly away with.  After a struggle, the Osprey was able

> to finally "row" itself to shore still holding the fish.  The remarkable

> feature of the story was that the Osprey had its talons placed in such a

> way that the fish could not "breathe" and had stopped struggling before

> they reached shore.  The photographer caught this detail in his photos.

> Here's the link:

> https://www.edhat.com/news/goleta-surfing-the-osprey-incident/?utm_source=newsletter-644&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletter

>

> Carol Stoner

> West Seattle

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