The other day having just returned from the lake I was coming in through the back gate…what a surprise !
I had a Cooper’s Hawk perched on our fence…he/she only flew off next door and perched on a downspout that runs between the house and the garage.
I happened to be bringing in the camera at the time…timing was perfect and just in the right place at the right time
The female Osprey sat in the nest with the lone chick and none stop calling could only be heard…finally the male returned to the nest to show off the catch of the day. The visit was sort as he left with the meal and went off to have the best parts first on a near by pole.
Notice how the fish is being carried…Osprey have the ability to fly with one foot in front of the other while holding a fish.
The fish being carried parallel to the body causing less drag…smart bird.
In coming Osprey on approach to one of the two nests that I watch in the Gimli area.