Although the trip to Kundapura was to see and capture images of the sea eagle, getting an Osprey as well was a bonus. Osprey is also also called as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk and is a predominated fish eating bird. Osprey is not classified as a sea eagle and the osprey is unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide.
A predominantly fish eating bird found all over the world near / in water bodies. This raptor while in flight looks like a gull. It usually flies along the water body and makes dives to taken on the fish. It is known to even get into the water to take the fish and has adapted its nostrils to close them when it dives in water.
This image shows an Osprey take-off with its catch – a fish. This raptor while in flight looks like a gull. It usually flies along the water body and makes dives to taken on the fish. It is known to even get into the water to take the fish and has adapted its nostrils to close them when it dives in water.
