. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 198. BOTH BIRDS CIRCLED OVERHEAD. and shoots downward^ headfirst; just before striking ciicwater, the long legs are thrown forward so that the sharptalons reach even in front of his head;,—he accomplishes theremarkable feat of diving into the water both headfirst andfeet-first at one and the same time. The average successof Fish Hawks at their trade, seems to be about one catchto three misses. They will catch any kind of fish thatswim near the surface,—fish weighing, usually, from a halfpound to two or three pounds. 234. Fig. 199. OSPREY LEA
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 198. BOTH BIRDS CIRCLED OVERHEAD. and shoots downward^ headfirst; just before striking ciicwater, the long legs are thrown forward so that the sharptalons reach even in front of his head;,—he accomplishes theremarkable feat of diving into the water both headfirst andfeet-first at one and the same time. The average successof Fish Hawks at their trade, seems to be about one catchto three misses. They will catch any kind of fish thatswim near the surface,—fish weighing, usually, from a halfpound to two or three pounds. 234. Fig. 199. OSPREY LEAVING NEST 235 Twice in one day, I witnessed a scene in bird-dom that israrely observed,—that of an eagle pursuing an act was first noted by Audubon and has been copiedwidely from his writings, but few have had the opportunityof actually seeing it. Near Lynnhaven Inlet on the coastof Virginia, Bald Eagles were very plentiful as also wereOspreys. The latter caught most of their fish out of thenets that were set at frequent intervals by fishermen. Theeagles fed largely upon dead fish that washed ashore, thesame as did the ouzzards. but often they^ too. went fishingin the weirs. I had located an Osprey nest^ containing youngs abouttwo hundred yards fiom the beach; standing at the foot ofthis tree I could, at one time, count sixteen eagles in decide whether the Ospreys and eagles were on friendlyterms, I spent the greater part of a day watching , as it was a ten mile walk from my stopping-place, I did not have my graflex with me.
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