Must see!! Osprey dives off huge wall then free falls to catch big fish 😮 Z9

[@Lynn-vt4id]

wow! so amazing the strength it must take to get that thing out of the water!! And a total shake off mid flight. This is the best Osprey video I've ever seen. WOW!!!!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@carlwilliams6977]

Check out Osprey the ultimate Fisher, on KZbin.

[@daveyboy6985]

The Osprey's wings are amazingly flexible, this helps the bird launch itself easily from the water. Fantastic filming😊

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks

[@orwellknew9112]

There’s a saying that you took the words right out of my mouth, but this time it couldn’t have been more true. I was going to make the exact same comment, pretty much word for word. Great minds must think alike. 🤣🤪. Kudo’s to the fabulous photographer and the incredible Osprey and especially to the fish for being such a good sport about it.

[@georgewhitehead8185]

I love how the Osprey shakes his head and neck feathers, and then his wing feathers, while in mid air flight. It enables him to be able to fly better...more aerodynamic if feathers can move in their proper and respective places. What a marvelous airborne/water predator. Amazing and magnificent bird...master of two worlds.

[@LeroyBraun]

They can fly backwards! I once watched an osprey flying over a field. It was doing grid patterns and flying backwards. They use the wind to move them.

[@grahamambridge2856]

And the manoeuvre the fish straight ahead for aerodynamic efficiency too. Amazing.

[@freeanimals594]

FYI: Fastest animal on Earth is the peregrine falcon! Check it out!

[@freeanimals594]

​@@LeroyBraun So cool! Thanks for the info!

[@nicknickels7951]

Best of the Best.

[@r1273m]

I don't think I've ever seen a better piece of bird filming than this. Well framed and focussed, brilliant,

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@kelvikelv5322]

I agree. Excellent filming!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@salfromoregon4369]

Spectacular! Loved seeing the osprey shake the water off while holding that big fish and flying. Great camera work!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@mariocesare7669]

Incredible! Kudos to the photographer for capturing this natural sequence. Unlike most other " set up" wildlife videos that flood the internet...Thank you.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@carlwilliams6977]

1:24 Osprey are one of the few raptors with opposable talons, which allow them to turn the fish into the direction of flight, making the "cargo" aerodynamic. You can see him do this here. He also takes the time to shake off water weight, thereby sacrificing altitude, then turns on the "afterburners" to avoid going back into the "drink". I always love that move!

[@henthust9784]

Exactly. Like a person surfing on a surf board, one leg at the front, one leg at the back. I used to respect the prowess of the fish eagle, that was before I saw the dive of the kingfisher. Then while I revered the kingfisher, so did I learn the Osprey. Since then, I hold it as number one fishing bird. Though the garnet can dive and swim, it doesn't carry the fish out of the water, except the ones in its stomach.

[@ix-Xafra]

Thanks for that. Something to think about.

[@carlwilliams6977]

You've probably seen the KZbin video: "Osprey the ultimate Fisher.". If not, search for it. You won't be disappointed!

[@ix-Xafra]

@@carlwilliams6977 thanks again

[@evanherrera5948]

Wow didn’t know that thanks

[@chuckwagon5518]

He's shaking his head dry while flying and holding a fish! What a bird!

[@charlesphillips1468]

The sheer power to come up out of the water holding a fish, and take off with wet wings against the wind force being pushed by the falling water from the dam. I thought he was going to lose the fish at one point, but he grabbed the fish and then shook himself off in mid-flight like, yeah, I do this every day!

[@ravireddyism]

Beautifully explained . It’s as good as watching the video itself.

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

I think he (she) was aiming the fish in the direction of flight for streamlining. Notice the cross legged position toward the end?

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

@@stephenandloriyoung5716 Yes, the bird did align the fish. I noticed that too, where the right leg went behind the left to have the fish aligned with the flight path.

[@tomgunn8004]

He does do it every day!

[@gailhasler8435]

😃😃😃😎

[@betkay1018]

Our creature world demands such respect and admiration ... just calculating all the aspects and ability to pull this off speaks so clearly of an awe inspiring intelligence !!

[@ravireddyism]

Well said sir . That’s truly amazing.

[@scottatutube1]

Especially the intelligence and creativity of our creator God!

[@Stray..]

Also the awe inspiring ability to calculate the bend that water causes. Nothing underwater is exactly where it appears and the osprey has to adjust for that. Really amazing!

[@danieldavisart]

natural selection and programming

[@d.montana6454]

This is the best video I've ever seen of an Osprey diving and rising back up in the air. He even shook himself of in mid flight! Amazing!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@hazyhartman423]

Thank you for sharing this. It's so amazing what all of us can see now at home on our couches thanks to people like you that go out and live it. THAT WAS AWESOME!!!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@mealexmailex311]

What really gets me is the ability of this bird to shake off the water in flight mode holding onto the prey

[@Crimsy3000]

That amazed me too

[@barneymiller2551]

Me 3!

[@Bubba1960.]

My spirit animal.

[@Asm-if7gr]

I'm going to guess pumping it's body while flapping gives it the force to lift up.

[@MaizeANDBlue1957]

*GREAT video work!* Such an *AWESOME* bird of prey! I've been lucky enough to witness this more times than I can count in the 37 years I've lived along the Columbia River!

[@mjremy2605]

Magnificent! That fish weighs as much or more than that bird. I cannot even get back into a kayak if I am in the sea. To think I have to lift my own body weight, with wet feathers, out of water, with my prey struggling to get free, and then take off in flight is mind boggling. Even Olympic athletes could not do that. Nature is so strong. We are so weak. The photography was stunning! That shake in mid flight, just wow!!!! Notice how close to the wall the osprey was. His wings were brushing against the wall. Why? Because he had to come in at an angle where his shadow did not fall on the water and warn the fish of his approach. He calculated his shadow would land on the wall at that angle distance but he would still clear it. As he got to the water, he came off the wall and you can see the shadow land on the water. Too late. His wings also bent backwards and talons first to grab the fish and slice the water cleanly. This bird had to calculate his trajectory before hunting. I'll never call anyone a bird brain again! Smart bird.

[@DieFlabbergast]

Birds are members of the dinosaur family: no wonder they dominated large land lifeforms for 150 million years.

[@denysarcuri1213]

I agree with everything you've said, except that an osprey cannot lift a fish that weighs as much or more than it does. They're incredible, but not Superman.

[@denysarcuri1213]

Yes. It's a wonderful video of an exquisite creature doing what it does best. But the fish cannot possibly "weigh as much or more" than the bird. Can't happen.

[@daciefusjones8128]

@@denysarcuri1213 birds have hollow bones and they are as light as a feather.

[@thetube007]

The average adult Osprey weighs 3 pounds and they eat fish which are generally 4-12 inches in length. It looks like about a 12" fish and the average weight of a fish that size is just under a pound. Therefore, I doubt it's carrying more than its body weight.

[@anothercomment3451]

Another wonderful creation showing our Heavenly Father's glory! I'm SO grateful you had interest, desire, and equipment to let folks genuinely see and appreciate such beauty. THANKYOU very much!

[@dawnizikewicz4095]

the strength to fly away from the water

[@aschwinnie]

Yes 🙌 and strength is life insurance ! Sometime physical and sometime Mental 😎

[@peterfranks7619]

One of the most unique videos I’ve ever watched on KZbin.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@CamperGirl03]

WHOA!!! They are the most amazing birds. Love to hear their voice, too. We have their nest nearby. Get to see and hear them often but never like this! BRAVO!!!!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@ellieprice3396]

What great photography. He caught it all very clearly in fascinating slow motion. I never knew Osprey's wings were that long and powerful.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@andrewchang8192]

Impressive & thank you . The bird's wings in flight seems so gracefully easy.

[@carlwilliams6977]

1:40 I always love watching them turn on the afterburner, after shaking off the water weight and sacrificing altitude!

[@dlmsarge8329]

I love that it drags its wing tip on the wall to adjust it's speed and angle just like surfers drag their hands in a tube.

[@craigmooring2091]

Wow! Wow!! WOW1!!! What powerful footage. Tremendous!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks man 💯

[@rsk9228]

I'm giving this video a 10/10 It's awesome and exactly what was described

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@cerberus7.625]

Osprey’s are the most “Bad Ass” bird out there. Have always been my favourite bird.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Agreed 💯

[@carlwilliams6977]

I love Osprey with all my heart. And if you're Billy Bass, they are definitely bad news! However, if you're going to rate "badass birds", Owls have to be at the TOP of the list! To list just one feature, they have special feathers on the leading edge of their wings, so prey doesn't hear them coming! The feathers sacrifice speed for stealth. If prey doesn't know you're there, you don't need to be fast! 😊 Then, there's the night vision. A Great Horned Owl can make life hell for an Osprey mom (or any other bird or critter for that matter)! At night, they simply have no competition.

[@cerberus7.625]

@@carlwilliams6977 Owl’s and Ravin’s ( Gypsy Turkeys) are my 2nd and 3rd favourites. On my farm there is a family of Barred Owls, sometimes it sound like a zoo at night. I have 2 Ravens that I feed in the morning, their new baby Raven is making an appearance now.

[@carlwilliams6977]

@@cerberus7.625 I believe that Ravens are the only birds that actually enjoy the sensation of flight. All the other birds see it as a form of transportation, while the ravens seem to realize how cool it is that they can do it!

[@BenP91]

Just saw one of these guys here in the mountains of AZ. Never heard or since this bird before today. Osprey is its name impressive creature.

[@nicholasmarino1733]

HI, as a pilot, I like the way they turn the fish so that is points into the wind to reduce drag on their flight. They have aerodynamic sense.

[@crashalexander7232]

OR THEY GO HUNGRY WHEN THEY DROP THE FISH...LOL NATURE FINDS A WAY...LOL

[@krackenup]

I love Sea Hawks. They are magnificent, and simply beautiful. Good job catching the amazing footage of this gorgeous bird. Thank You.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@SuperDPJR]

Used to watch bald eagles do this where I camp by a river, however they didn't fully submerge. Incredible birds...Ospreys.

[@bellaweller1095]

Amazing how good the bird’s eyesight is…to spot a fish that far and to be able to catch it with the perfect timing!

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

This is the best diving kill video I have seen of any bird of prey. The bird jumps completely into the water as if it was a waterfowl and then flies back up carrying a fish. It would take immense strength to fly off when the feathers are soaked wet. The bird controls its descent by scraping its wings to the wall which is extremely unique. It appears that the 2 dives are different attempts as in the first dive the bird does not scrape its wings to the wall but it does so in the 2nd attempt. It is surprising how the videographer was prepared with high quality equipments on some random water reservoir just for this moment! I would have preferred the natural sound of water rather than the music as it would give a better feel of the situation -

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@mjremy2605]

I think the wall scraping was due to shadow of bird. Shadows on water alert the fish of danger. So bird kept his shadow off the water. It was not to control the descent. It was to control his shadow.

[@ffeff8353]

Shrujanam Syama -- I agree with you about the music, which is not only horrendous (then again, that's just a matter of taste) but also way too loud. Still, the video is worth it because the camerawork is spectacular, kudos to the author! And of course that osprey is beyond amazing, what a beautiful work of art by mother nature!

[@philroberts7238]

@@ffeff8353 Perhaps try it again with the sound turned down, or off?

[@Brandespada]

​@@philroberts7238 It won't work because, as he said, he wants to hear the natural sound

[@irfanqadir3840]

Woh what a fabulous dive and nice picking of prey superb video with accurate timing and capture

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@tonybarnes3858]

It is a must see, but not because of the bird's "free fall", which was a beautifully controlled dive. Because we got to see it reemege and take off, control the fish, shake off the water in flight... and she probably does it day in and day out.

[@couchphotography8861]

The bird's a he...females have a dark "necklace" of chest feathers; males are all white on their chests, with maybe a few dark feathers...

[@stevemcqueen1096]

If mama is nesting then papa brings her fish. The female stays on the nest most of the time.

[@Williameagleblanket]

I saw an osprey catch a perch similar to this. I was on the Okanogan River in Washington state. Thanks for the awesome footage. 👍

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@davejohnson6913]

awesome i love ospreys i have seen some impressive moves at Black's beach San Diego catching fish and evading even multiple sea gulls in air and gulls are some of the best flyers themselves

[@Wisdom2812]

WOW! Amazing! Watching this one just has to marvel at God!.....Amazing footage!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@deniseroberts7481]

I had the pleasure of seeing this exact same thing where I live on my way to a local store ' I live less than a mile from a state park and it's awesome you see ospreys all the time eagles all the time in a variety of wildlife that is just beautiful 😍

[@allredtail]

It is not a free fall. The bird is using it's wings. It is called a stoop. Most birds of prey use this maneuver. A Redtailed hawk will stoop from a hundred feet to catch a rabbit. It makes a pretty good thud sound when they hit, or miss. I was a falconer and flew Redtails for seven years. To see this behavior up close is AWESOME.

[@jimshorts5970]

Had the privilege of seeing one of them in action. It was hovering over a trout lake and I didn’t realize it was an osprey. Thought it was just a hawk. Then it dropped 20 ft. straight into and under water and came out with a trout. Funny thing was a crow was watching the whole thing too and chased him around, presumably trying to get him to drop it on land. After a minute or so the crow gave up and the osprey flew off with dinner:) Immediately started searching birds of prey and found out that ospreys are the only non-sea birds of prey that will dive completely under water. Also learned they have a different talon than others that acts more like a thumb, allowing them to hold on to large fish and fly for long distances, holding the fish forward for aerodynamics. Truly remarkable creatures!

[@orion7592]

Awesome! Excellent Osprey hunting footage! Didn't exactly freefall, by the way - that's more what Peregrines do - yet it was a very fast, controlled dive - the wings of the great bird brushing the sides of the dam wall. What is most amazing is how the bird rose up out of the water, then adjusted the profile of the fish to make it more stream-lined in the air, then shook off the remaining water in it's neck. Awesome footage. Thank you!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@patculmer736]

Agree, was a dive not free fall. I live on a lake and see our osprey several times a week. Amazing how they can rise out of the water with a huge fish

[@tlims1974a]

That is one of the coolest catches I’ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing! Amazing he shook water off in mid air while carting that fish in for dinner! Only had it by one talon…then the fish began to flop and he grabbed it with the other talon to steady it! Awesome footage!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@davescheer5038]

Great photography ! Out of the water with wet wings and his cargo , I was lucky enough to see an osprey dive 25’ in front of my car and pick up a squirrel in mid flight , so awesome to watch nature in action !

[@stevemcqueen1096]

I have a pair of osprey that live in a cypress tree in my pond. I have watched them from the time spent building their nest (which is huge) til watching the 2 chicks they raised fly for the first time. I'm lucky cause I get to see stuff like this almost every day. They are amazing birds.

[@1wirey]

Amazing video. Thanks. I’m no bird expert, I only know that I love to watch these amazing creatures on the Rogue River in Oregon. Such power and beauty.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@michaeldamico9592]

Now that’s what I call … SKILLS…🦅

[@Stray..]

Wow! The was magnificent to watch!! Everyone below me has commented on the tremendous camera work and I heartily agree. The only time the osprey was out of frame is when it disappeared under the water. Incredible bird, incredible human! This is definitely going into my favorites folder to watch again when I want to be thrilled. Thank you for sharing this.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊 appreciate it 💯you’re welcome!

[@xxSweetStrangerxx]

Legend says osprey is still giving the fish that flying tour.

[@JA51711]

I can watch that over and again as ospreys are one of my favorite raptors. Great capture

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@jonathanturek5846]

I love ospreys .. I love the ocean and the wonderful creatures who live in it and frequent its shores. When my local osprey was entangled in fishing wire we pulled over to try and do something to help. We couldnt get to him no matter what we tried to do to get him to come down off the ledge. It broke our heart. That was the last time we seen him. Please do not throw trash into our rivers and oceans. Please dont leave behind your fishing line . mahalo JT

[@cindyle2300]

This bird is so powerful and beautiful and I love it! Meanwhile I feel so bad for the poor fish which I love, too.

[@neil2385]

Wow! The re-adjust to straighten the fish out after a few crunchy no look " I've got you" moves. Amazing

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@neil2385]

@@sick_shotz_photography7908 Thank you greatly for this! It's wingtip just barely slipping along the Dam face. Extraordinary!

[@CreativeThinking52]

Wow!! Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing. 🐦

[@stephenweaver7631]

Excellent! Back in the '70s' I saw an Osprey flying up of a creek with a fish in its talons. It was a misty morning, and we were driving across a bridge. The sun was just breaking through the mist, and caught the water streaming of the fish. Oh for a camera at that moment!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@chiefscheider]

Sounds too perfect. Lemme guess, Fly Like an Eagle was playing on the radio... 😄

[@suzycat2026]

I love Ospreys ,watch them every year here in Scotland. ~They all just left to migrate to Africa, wish them well.🙏🏻 That was a brilliant film,, Osprey saw that fish from the wall > that fish didn't want to leave the water, the power & skill of their fishing is incredible. 😻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@suzycat2026]

I often wonder what the fish wonders on it's first & last flight ☺@@sick_shotz_photography7908

[@jphillips4509]

Fantastic! Thank you so much. The Osprey is my favorite bird and you showed everyone why. :-)

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@durkadurka4557]

I live in the Florida Panhandle and Ospreys are everywhere. It's amazing watching the birds snatch fish. I've seen some Bald Eagles snatch fish too. Quite the sight

[@jeanday9747]

Amazing video and such a super strong bird. Excellent job for being in the right place at the right time. Love it.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊

[@akrulla]

My favourite part was the swipe along the wall with it's wing tip as it plummeted. Very cool.

[@steveperry1344]

it's amazing how the go right in, get their fish and then be able to fly out of the water. i have sat and watched them, really good fisher.

[@mzeewakazi]

I love the way the osprey uses the thermal created by the waterfall to gain lift, kudos brilliant photography.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@MrDiveDave]

I live in an area where there are a lot of these incredible birds. They are amazing to look at and watch them hunt.

[@crashalexander7232]

ME TOO THEY BUILT A NEST IN THE CELL TOWER NEAR MY FAVORITE LAKESIDE WATERING HOLE ...

[@sr4847]

What area is that? Love to see the sight of an Osprey fishing one day!

[@MrDiveDave]

@@sr4847 I live in an area called Kawartha Lakes

[@sr4847]

@@MrDiveDave In ON, Canada?

[@mdb1239]

Amazing. What God has created is amazing. I still am amazed that robins can feel the worms moving in the dirt thru their feet. What God has created is amazing. Then there is the octopus. Amazing. Thx for vid.

[@onepunch9203]

Excellent camera work! Awesome bird!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@onepunch9203]

@@sick_shotz_photography7908 I forgot to mention the fish. Nice sized fish..... big enough to feed one human OR a family of raptors. To me it looked like some type of trout(?). I just checked some of your other vids and subscribed. Beautiful stuff. Keep up the great work, brother. I'd never before seen a "hitchhiking" bird, although I have heard of this. Why would a red-wing ride on a raptor? Is it protecting its territory? Is it hoping to get some scraps from the fish dinner? What is his endgame?

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks man appreciate it 💯it was a shad 😁

[@waynelynch3862]

MUTED> Annoying music

[@Fading19]

Fr

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

1:25 even while struggling to fly , its working to get both laws grabbing that poor fish, amazing! Camera work is just as amazing as the osprey is!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@lexnicolai1442]

Absolutely amazing footage of a magnificent fighter pilot/submariner/VTOL-capable and all creature incl. Victory lap and shake off. Just another day at the office. Imagine the thrill, switching to attack mode (claws first) preceded by steep descent, literally brushing the concrete wall, go to dive. Stunning

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@lorrainemjavorsky6140]

Upon descent, The wings hit the damn wall multiple times, but has no effect on flight. Super powerful predator!

[@robdogwalker]

I agree with you Lynn,awesome footage of a beautiful bird!!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@kirkthiets2771]

I've seen the same thing performed by bald eagles in Seattle where he sat on top of a grain elevator and dove at pigeons eating grain on the train tracks below. Right before hitting the ground it spread its wings and knocked a pigeon down back to the ground that was trying to flee just but was a tad bit too late. Freaking AWESOME!!!

[@starlitewishes7941]

Absolutely amazing video, ❤

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@BlackOnyxCat]

Wow!! Beautiful footage, such an amazing bird!!! I liked the way it shook itself off in the middle of flight, too. So impressive to watch❣️

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@kathyd9324]

Wow! Great film shot! A high dive, on target no miss fishing champion appears to turn catch into a majestic windsurfing ride. Beautiful 💜🤗 Just diving for dinner the champion says with delight.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@Spike-ck5tj]

Amazing footage. To see them adjusting their feet and shaking their head and wings mid-flight, breathtaking. Wasn't enamoured by the music but footage was so good you have to continue watching.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@stevewilliams3850]

What a beautiful bird. You are so blessed if you ever get to see one.

[@melted_cheetah]

1:45 it almost looks as if he's surfing the air and the fish is the board. Amazing

[@davebanks7435]

And the other gem about this video is again showing the inherent intelligence of the bird mastering weight and aerodynamics: notice near the end of the clip afetr drying off the bird reorients the fish so that it is facing forward (hydrodynamically) presenting the least resistance to flight. On leg and talons forward one back - just like on a surfboard or skate board: wow! Marty McFly would be so proud! Great footage SSP :)

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯

[@ronhaworth5471]

I used to sit along the Indian river in Florida and watch them hover,change direction,dive missing fish.Then start all over.The chirping and whistling sounds were so neat.A beautiful bird!

[@jerrypeevey]

I saw the real life version of this on a lake once. Osprey was sitting in a dead tree that stuck out of the water about 12 ft. What is amazing is how they get out of the water. get the water off their wings and dry off to get some altitude. Even the way they carry the fish is aerodynamic.

[@tmcmellon]

Ok, props to the Osprey and his skills, but what about flying a drone and capturing this? Freakin amazing skill to capture this. Plus a metal track for sound. Home run dude.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks man 💯

[@tikhongilson3770]

I'm most impressed by how the osprey always positions its catch along the axis of travel to reduce drag. Amazing!

[@kebo57]

That's simply amazing how they can catch fish so well! Excellent videography too. Thank you!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@cohokid6936]

Epic video, super cool watching the 2nd jump seeing his wings scraping the concrete while he's diving - these birds are so entertaining to watch.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@stocktonrails9279]

Yep, I have to agree- some truly excellent camera work, from beginning to end, capturing this entire event. Great job, really enjoyed watching this!

[@razorbak6783]

Nice filming.....I love watching our Ospreys at the lake do this.... I've only been this close once, most of the time it's 3 times further away but still cool to watch....thanks for posting!!!

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯 you’re welcome

[@carlwilliams6977]

That's not a "free fall", that's their typical dive. He was just clever enough to find a perch he could do it from! Could have lived without the hyperbolic music. No need to gild the lily! Nice shooting otherwise.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 😊 Ya I know how they dive I’ve watched this osprey for years , when he goes of the dam wall he dives totally different then his regular fast dive out of his favorite tree 😊 ya music is not for everyone but I like it

[@antarcticorb9197]

@@sick_shotz_photography7908 you notice how his wings are scraping against the dam wall as he dives? I thought that was interesting, as if he was controlling his descent.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Definitely 😁

[@DieFlabbergast]

Look up the meaning of "free fall." The last second or so before it hit the water was exactly what "free fall" describes. By that point, the bird had pinpointed the spot he/she would enter the water.

[@elmiragemini8772]

Gild not guild

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

That was awesome. Nice dive and catch. Got a new subscriber. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯 appreciate it

[@kylemeredith7386]

My all time favorite bird!! Had them on the salt water bay at my house on cape cod and the lake next to my house here in Colorado!! Fresh fish every meal, they rule 👍

[@elmoomle4565]

OUTSTANDING Footage!! I live in the Tropics and Osprey are privilege to see in action! Their talons are HUGE...

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

All that water coming off that dam, I’m surprised that the Osprey pulled that off! There’s usually a lot of current! The struggle to survive!

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

That is totally amazing how they have so much strength in their wings like that. I'm in awh ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Afro408]

What an aviator! To be able to shake itself dry, while flying and carrying a wriggling fish! 😅😅👏👏👏 Yes. Excellent photography. 👍👏👏

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@doofusemeritus3044]

Great camera work. I recall the ospreys set up shop at a fish hatchery near where I lived some years ago. It was a smorgasbord. The state finally put up nets over the ponds before it got cleaned out

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

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[@xrpuertorican4472]

I liked how it streamlined the fish for better flight.

[@gregkeet]

Awesome, we have a pair living here near us and always delivers some fantastic action in mid break amongst waves.

[@patriciakunz1198]

How lucky us humans are to have such magnificent creatures in our world - the Osprey of course.

[@ctrl_alt_del]

BADASS ! By far the best osprey footage out there !

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 😊

[@bdogjr7779]

Wow《☆》That's Badass Hunting & Fishing like a Pro👍📽Making the necessary adjustments in flight. Very Cool filming/editing as well. Bell/Boeing picked the perfect name for the V22 Osprey🖖😎☮

[@deanberolzheimer2658]

wow, that was amazing, what a catch, and the video wasn't half bad either. Didge ya see his wings clip the wall on the freefall? No probs bro! I have seen a coupla nesting pairs down at Sparrow's Point, and came here to see sum action, and I wasn't disappointed....super!

[@marcielong6978]

Powerful! It even shakes the water off as its flying and carrying the catch

[@zezlez]

Superb filming, well done to that person with the camera.

[@antitheist9976]

What a magnificent creature, amazing power. The imagery was stunning, especially against the backdrop of the waterfall, well done 🙂

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thanks 💯

[@gwiyomikim5988]

Great video & photography! I read that ospreys always fly holding fish “head first” for streamlining to make flying easier. Amazing hunters.

[@sick_shotz_photography7908]

Thank you 💯