Fish Hawk [Osprey] – The Shake

The Shake

Grasping its recently snared prey, a Fish Hawk [Osprey] rises aloft. In one brief moment, the drenched predator seemingly pauses in midair and employs a tactic to shed its feathers of water acquired during the dive. The shake sends a spray of fluid in all directions.

~ Anecdote and Fish Hawk [Osprey] capture, The Shake © Jerry L. Ferrara