Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Kenansville, Florida

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with fresh Mullet - Biolab Road, Canaveral National Seashore, Wilson, Florida

Too small to fly face-first,
but a nice mid-day snack for the big guy.

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands (a.k.a. Viera Wetlands), Melbourne, Florida

Always fun to watch these guys hovering over the water on the last leg of the Viera loop.

And the lighting here isn't so unusual, since these guys like to use the light to their advantage, and the sun lighting up their feathers like that is pretty common.

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Catfish Creek loop, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida

It's not hard to find Ospreys in Florida.
The trick is to find one that's not sitting on a telephone pole.

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Head shot - Captured atop the Max Brewer Memorial Bridge in Titusville, Florida

These guys like to sit on the light poles that line the Max Brewer Bridge walkway and have people passing under them all the time, so I actually had to wave my arm to get this guys attention.
He went back to looking for fish right after this shot, and pretty much ignored me after that.
That was OK with me since I had captured "the look" I was going for.

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