Budding Birders – Florida Part 2 (Ospreys)
Osprey
By: Pat Coate
While in Florida, my sister and her family got to go on an airboat ride near Vero Beach. The kids really liked seeing the osprey since they got to see them up close, with fish and with their babies. During the breeding season the male does the hunting for food and brings the fish to his mate and the offspring. He will often chow down on some of the fish before bringing it to the nest.
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