Osprey have an unique talent when it comes to finding a meal. They are skilled hunters, and since their diet consists of only fish, they have an ingenious way of securing their prey. The talons of the Osprey are reversible, and the scales on their feet act like barbs to help secure the fish, and they can rotate their catch in their talons in flight to reduce the drag so that they can lift from the surface and fly faster. This is to avoid the scavengers that will often follow the Osprey, usually high above them and then swoop in to try to steal their dinner.
(Osprey eating a fish in a Slash Pine)
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