An Osprey Dive!
While walking around Lake Chipican I had the good fortune to observe an Osprey hunting for its next meal! He made several overlapping circles as he searched for just the right spot to dive. It took 4 attempts before he had any success. The photos below show one of his fails, but it was the dive that was closest to where I was sitting.
Ospreys are unusual among hawks in possessing a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp with two toes in front and two behind. Barbed pads on the soles of the birds' feet help them grip slippery fish.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/osprey/overview
There are many other fish hunters that frequent the park including Great Blue Herons. This one was taking a break in a dead tree high above the water.
Another Great Blue Heron searched recently for a meal along the shoreline.
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