A chance encounter with an Osprey eating a fish along a lonely stretch of Fellsmere Grade Road seemed to be the perfect setup for a photo opportunity. I pulled off the side of the road with the intention of using the car as a blind. The Fish Hawk seemed relaxed to my presence so I settled in to shoot out the driver’s side window. Alas, barreling down the dirt road came a pickup truck, startling the Osprey into flight and […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: Dorosoma cepedianum, Fellsmere, Fellsmere Grade Road, Fish Hawk, Gizzard Shad, Ichthyologist, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus