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Powerful Osprey

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Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on February 26, 2015 at 4:26 PM
Although I've seen them in the wild a few times I've never seem them in action such as seen in this short video. There is audio too.

Seeing one pull a flounder off the bottom of the shallow water was amazing to me as I recall catching flukes and flounders as a teen and they were plenty tough to pull off the bottom. I likened it to pulling up a trashcan lid.

Powerful Fishing Osprey
Posted by Gary McGhee on February 26, 2015 at 5:49 PM
Facinating stuff Paul, Superb camera work too. I'm surprised it could take off with the size of the last fish it caught.

Cheers, Gary.
Posted by Sandra M. Apel on February 27, 2015 at 5:10 PM
Paul, this is absolutely great footage and as you said demonstrates the great power of the osprey. Thanks so for sharing with us!