Osprey With Breakfast
Photo taken at Circle B Bar Reserve (CBBR), Lakeland, Florida. I am often told by a new visitor to this reserve, "There is a big gator back there on the right" . . . when regular visitors know that gators are to be seen for dime a dozen at the reserve. We humans forget to look up because we have no fear of flying predators attacking us. But at CBBR visitors must remember to look upward . . . things are to be seen almost within arms reach. This osprey is just one example. He measures 23-24 inches (58-62 cm) from beak-tip to tail-tip and has a wingspan of 6 feet (183 cm). He hoovers over the water and plunges feet-first for fish.
Osprey With Breakfast
Photo taken at Circle B Bar Reserve (CBBR), Lakeland, Florida. I am often told by a new visitor to this reserve, "There is a big gator back there on the right" . . . when regular visitors know that gators are to be seen for dime a dozen at the reserve. We humans forget to look up because we have no fear of flying predators attacking us. But at CBBR visitors must remember to look upward . . . things are to be seen almost within arms reach. This osprey is just one example. He measures 23-24 inches (58-62 cm) from beak-tip to tail-tip and has a wingspan of 6 feet (183 cm). He hoovers over the water and plunges feet-first for fish.