Science Art: One Osprey Mouth at a Time II, by Phil’s 1stPix

29 September 2025 grant Featured, Science Art 0

Scientific illustration of ospreys, a family of black-and-white birds of prey, two parents feeding their young above the trees of a waterway.
Scientific illustration of ospreys, a family of black-and-white birds of prey, two parents feeding their young above the trees of a waterway.

Here’s a photo from the Encyclopedia of Life collection on Flickr, showing a family of the old bone-breakers, the fish-hawks, ospreys. They are a noble predator, moreso than some other raptors that get better press.

Here’s the description from that collection:

With three mouths to feed individually, it doesn’t leave a lot of time to waste.

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

C and D Canal Conservation Area
New Castle County Delaware

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 IS Lens
OD Kayak (Full Camo)

20 June 2025

They’re more common now than they were 40 years ago, because sometimes environmental laws work.