Blackbird Attack Sea Eagle (Osprey)

Video shows an in-flight attack of an osprey by a red-winged blackbird. Also shows Osprey diving after fish, feeding nestlings, tearing food apart, swooping, calling, defending nest, responding to intruders, protecting nestlings, nestling, flying and other characteristics of their lives. In one part of the video, the osprey carries a large chunk of fish in its talons. In other parts, osprey can be seen diving for prey.

The osprey can fly to from Venezuela to Ohio in 2 weeks. It can fly at 60 mph and can cover 600 miles in one day.

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is also called the fish eagle, seahawk, or fish hawk. It is a huge fish-eating predator. This raptor is 24 in. in length, has a 6 ft. wingspan, and can weigh up to almost 5 lbs.

Its head is white with a dark mask across the eyes that reaches to the sides of the neck. The irises of its eyes are golden to brown with a transparent bale blue nictitating membrane. It is whitish on the head and underparts with a brownish eyepatch and wings.

It has a very complicated call, as shown here-with a large vocabulary of sounds. Its calls include sharp whistles, and a sort of shreek. In this video, as boaters approached the nest, the birds gave a great variety of calls. The Osprey can arch its wings, which gives it a gull type appearance.

Ospreys normally mate for life and live 20-25 years.

In heraldry, the Osprey is depicted as a white eagle. It is featured on 50 postage stamps. In mythology, a king became a sea eagle to attack his dauthter when she fell in love with Minos, king of Crete.

It has been variously classified with the falcons, hawks, and eagles. It is unusual in that it is a single species that occurs nearly everywhere in the world and in all climates.

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[AIRSOFTICATION]

Is this your lake? If so how much do you get paid for having the osprey nest?

[IrenaScott]

@AIRSOFTICATION Nearby park.

[bakanz]

I love your vid(s):So I made this(Description:)Red-winged blackbirds are adept at informing other species of their territorial claims... First as to an American Crow; then also to a Great Blue Heron. Initially a Killdeer shorebird is likewise 'informed' by a female Goosander who is looking out for her ducklings.

[IrenaScott]

@bakanz I have one of them attacking a red-tailed hawk, also.

[IrenaScott]

@bakanz And I forgot, we posted another one of them attacking a turkey vulture.

[Guinnie]

rough out there in the bird world

[vardamin]

I've seen osprey everywhere in the U.S. and plenty in Canada. An other water bird that I love to watch is the King Fisher, the green and the blue. They're fun to watch. The Harrier is a great bird to watch also. There are bunch of osprey nests on old electic cable towers near The Montezuma wild life refuge in NY. I've lived off of bicycle unsustained for over 15000 miles in the U.S. and canada and have seen osprey everywhere.

[MrMattydogz]

nice, good work :-)

[blustardave]

blackbirds in england are totally different birds to america...an english blackbird would never go for an osprey..lol

[SpotterOz]

Good film... thanks for sharing.

We have about 8 breeding pairs around Fredericksburg, and they hang out near the bridge into town until afternoon

[atbirding]

I like the natural sound of this video as well. Any ideas which bird song one hears, esp. during the first half part? Thank you for sharing and Thank you for any reply.

[odynhros]

sea eagle should've used Ghost Pro instead of lightweight.....

[atholegdns]

@AIRSOFTICATION, I'm sorry...Is this your lake?!

[ianaldc]

@lambchops1493 They eat fish, you fuckwit!

[lambchops1493]

I was out practicing with my air rifle one day and an Osprey decided to make a meal out of my yorkshire terrier. I live in behind a river and during November they are occasionally out by the river bank. The Osprey was perched up in a tree above my dogs kennel. It was there for about 5 minutes. I decided to take the shot in fear up it snatching up one of my 5 lb. dogs. I realize this is against the law, but I had to do it. Put a 14.3 grain .22 caliber pellet in its head at 750 FPS.