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by **bobo61** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:32 pm

Saw this birdie up at Loch Morlich last week unsure which bird of prey it is can anyone help?

by **Gavin99** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:44 pm

Eagle - no

Buzzard - no

Osprey - yes

by **bobo61** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:01 pm

Thanks for your help :clap:

by **Caberfeidh** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:05 pm

Gavin99 wrote:Eagle - no
Buzzard - no
Osprey - yes

Agreed wholeheartedly. I've seen a few and that angle of the wing, like a stuka dive-bomber, is a giveaway. So is catching fish....

by **David-Main** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:15 pm

An osprey with a flounder from the river lossie estuary

by **Gavin99** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:43 pm

Caberfeidh wrote:........ that angle of the wing, like a stuka dive-bomber, is a giveaway.....

To complete the stuka effect the RSPB should fit them with sirens to aid identification .

Lovely photo David !

by **jwramsay** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:05 pm

David-Main wrote:An osprey with a flounder from the river lossie estuary
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Superb shot!

Buzzard or Eagle??