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| One of many Osprey in Cape May today, and one of at least 6 seen from the platform at Bunker Pond. Note that this bird is banded. |
In my opinion, one of the coolest and most interesting things to watch in nature is predation events. In birds, flight makes predatory behavior that much more fascinating to experience as they move through the air nimbly and dynamically in pursuit of prey. While standing at the hawk watch platform in Cape May today, hoping to see a Swallow-tailed Kite (no luck there) I watched no less than 6 Osprey at once around the island, a few of which came very close to the platform to dive for fish. One bird caught one. This is the dive:
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