I saved a drowning Osprey yesterday. (pics)
 

I was relaxing on my patio overlooking the Intercoastal Waterway and I noticed a kite flutter down and fall into the water near the the other side of the river about 700 yards away.

Then the next thing I notice is what looks like a bird diving down to grab a fish like they usually do, but this bird never took back off and it was not a pelican so it caught my attention.

Turns out an Osprey got caught in the kite string (which was most likey monofilament fishing line) and it got wrapped around it's neck and I guess it passed out and fell in the water close to my dock within 100 feet of me.

So I grabbed some gloves and my fishing net and rescued it. We called the state wildlife office and they told me where to take it for rehab.

The neat part is they named the bird after me and will release it here at my house when it recovers.

An Osprey is a "Bird of Prey" like a Bald Eagle but they generally only live around large bodies of water. They build huge nests and are very neat to watch them hunt.

Anyways it made me feel good so I thought I'd share the story.

Here is the Osprey. He is a juvenille and he is wet, hurt and freaked out, so he doesent look too well. But hopefully I'll be able to get some pics after he recovers and before we release him. or her..

http://www.bikinivoyeur.com/osprey.jpg

nice story. :thumbsup

Very cool :thumbsup
When I was down in Fort Lauderdale I used to volunteer at the wildlife center in Davie near the airport, it's crazy how many wild animals get in trouble because of man's carelessness :(

Those birds are awesome..good job man :thumbsup

Excellent work!

I had a pair of Ospreys living on my land in Colorado. They are amazing.

You fkn rock! that is cool story.. :thumbsup

cool deal man, I like those birds

That bird looks awesome.

what a nice looking bird are they endangered?

good man :thumbsup

At one time they were, I think they are listed as threatened now (in Florida). I searched around a little bit and in some states they are still endangered.

My lady loves you for saving that bird. I just showed her this thread and the picture.

Kick ass story!

Glad you took the time to care :-)
So, cool they named him/her after you and you will soon see the bird you saved.
Put a smile on my face.

Great story - Now I feel bad about throwing a rock at the pigeons in the park

Great story man. Long Live to our New Captain Planet. :)

that is a beasty bird... and you did an amazing job saving it!

Nice :thumbsup

Now all you need is some BBQ sauce and you are all set :winkwink:

Regards,

Lee

good job! :thumbsup

thats a awesome thing u did

you rock, there are so many a-holes who would not care, The bird and I are very glad you did care

those were so cute. good job.

I once saw 2 men in a van with a shotgun drivin around my block pickin off pigeons, they killed a couple, but the third one I found had a broken wing, he was not hit, just fell I think. Anyway I took him home and we fixed his wing up, we named him superchicken, he did not fly for some months and just wabbled around the yard. He was a great pet, till he was able to fly, and left. After he left, he came back for food for a few months..... any way... one more time, Great Job

That was awesome to go out of your way to save the osprey. :thumbsup

now that story made me smile, thats awesome!! :thumbsup
the bird does look freaked out LOL

thats awesome man! :)

kick ass man - thanks

when an osprey graps its talons on its prey it cannot let go for some 30 seconds. sometimes, an osprey grabs on to a big fish and it cannot let go and is dragged under water and sometimes drowns. strange but tru.

duke

Awesome.... I saw one here in the UK once, amazing bird.

They were virtually extict here for a long time. I think it is the exact type you have in the US.

You are AWESOME!!! Glad there will be a happy ending!!

They are beautiful Birds. My family's Boat use to be in a marina in Chestertown Maryland. They were protected birds. They always had nest on the markers or the piling around it. They are one of the great things I miss about the Chesapeake/eastern seaboard

That is a gorgeous hawk.

A very kind person you are.

woohoo!!
I feel like chicken tonight.. like chicken tonight!!!

that's cool ... any day you can interact with nature and help a living thing out is a good day ... :thumbsup

Nice it is not often that someone does something for an animal in trouble

Now ensuring the massacre of hundreds more innocent fish, by this vicious bird....

Ospreys..... the Stalins of the the fish world

(in case someone get's all freaked out..... that was a JOKE)

UPDATE:

The state wildlife people just called me and said the Osprey doing well but has alot of damage to it's feathers, is a little under weight, but will be good as new in 2 - 3 weeks.

:thumbsup

Weve got them herre in the Chesapeake bay. Everytime we go out on the boats I see them atop the channel markers :) Crazy birds

That birdie looks hella cool.

wow, that's a cool little bird...

BV - thanks for sharing this with us. you totally ROCK!

Great job, those birds are amazing.

Beautiful creature. Kudos on getting off your ass and doing something for it; most people wouldn't, I can imagine.

Great stuff. Not many of those things left around here. Protected species I think.

Very good job!
A very good way to preserve our animals!

nice bird. just perfect for a display collection.