Osprey – Shedding Water

Osprey

Shedding Water

During its power dive into the lake, the Osprey missed its target, the fish. Coming up empty, the hawk climbed skyward from the liquid surface. Suddenly it sharply shook its waterlogged body sending a substantial spray of moisture into the atmosphere. It was shedding water.

~ Anecdote and Osprey capture, Shedding Water © Jerry L. Ferrara