. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 70 On my way to the city this morn-ings Dick, I saw one of the birds youliked so well to watch at the seashorelast summer. Was it a Fish Hawk. UncleGeorge? Yes. Dick, it was a Fish Hawk orOsprev. He was flying up the riverand kept opposite the train for a shortwhile, but our speed was too much forhim and he was left behind. It is such fun to see them catchfish. I wish we were at the shore Dorothy, but anyway we will be in about two weeks from now. Then Dick and I willhave great sport watching the gulls and terns and FishHawks
. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 70 On my way to the city this morn-ings Dick, I saw one of the birds youliked so well to watch at the seashorelast summer. Was it a Fish Hawk. UncleGeorge? Yes. Dick, it was a Fish Hawk orOsprev. He was flying up the riverand kept opposite the train for a shortwhile, but our speed was too much forhim and he was left behind. It is such fun to see them catchfish. I wish we were at the shore Dorothy, but anyway we will be in about two weeks from now. Then Dick and I willhave great sport watching the gulls and terns and FishHawks. I have read of eagles robbing Fish Hawks of the fishthey catch/ said Dick. Did you ever see them do so,Uncle George? Yes, Dick, I have,—a number of times. On the coast ofVirginia at Lynn Haven Inlet. Bald Eagles were veryabundant. I counted sixteen of them one morning all insight at the same time. Most of them kept near the up fish that washed ashore or catching them in the. From Water Birds OSPREY weirs or fishermens nets that were set close to shore. I found an Osprey nest about two hundred yards back from the beach. It had young in it and I sat a short dis-tance away for our whole morning watching them and theeagles. The Osprevs caught most of their fish from inside thenets; of course this was very easy fishing as there were lotsof fish there and they could not escape. Sometimes theywould hover over the net and plunge under water in theirusual manner and again they would simply fly close to thewater and reach down and grasp a fish in their powerfulfeet and talons. Twice during that morning I saw an eagle start in pur-suit of one of the Osprevs as he was bringing a fish to hisnest. Uttering shrill, piercing whistles, the Osprey tried toescape; up and up he went in short circles with the eaglefollowing just below. The Osprey dropped his fish whenabout a quarter of a mile above the water and the eaglecaught it as it passed him. In the second pursuit both
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