Osprey attempting to steal a trout as an angler is trying to reel it in. Shows lure in fish's mouth. Captured in Shasta County, California, USA.
While on one of our great father-son fishing trips my boy hooked a small trout. As he tried to reel the fish in to release it, the fish got a bit of an extra roller-coaster ride courtesy of an osprey that had been observing the scene from a nearby tree for a time. As I was trying to get shots of jumping trout as my boy reeled them in, I had the camera aimed and focused to just about the right spot to capture the scene unfold. This frame was caught right as the bird released its brief grasp on the fish, presumably due to the tension on the fishing line. Aside from a small nick near the fish’s tail, it was unharmed and swam away, presumably to tell its friends not to eat the gold spinny thingies.
Size: 4328px × 2885px
Location: Shasta County California USA
Photo credit: © Mike Lee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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