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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 03:08 PM
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No, not you, Dude. I mean I saw one this morning. Big deal, you say? Well maybe it was to me. It was perched on a phone pole in the fields below my house in San Luis, AZ. This is more than 75 miles from the nearest salt water at the top of the Cortez. I've never seen one around here before. What's more, it was eating a fish it had apparently just caught in an irrigation ditch.

Anybody know how far inland these birds are known to travel? Any clues as to how or why it came here?

Sorry, no photo but I don't have a telephoto lens so it wouldn't have showed up well.




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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 03:39 PM


here you go:

I saw them in the Kamloops are of BC. Always next to water. Notice how they cross Canada along a band that is just a series of lakes from one coast to the next.

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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 03:40 PM


Osprey, as well as many, many others are migrating. They go as far as Peru and Cuba. Arizona is famous for its numbers of diverse species during migration. Also, osprey will feed on fish at any acquatic locale - fresh or saltwater.
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 03:40 PM


Feeding in the canals, maybe?



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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 03:41 PM


Yes, any body of water will do, as long as food is around.

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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 04:12 PM


What kind of fish lives in an irrigation canal?
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 04:15 PM


Don't know but almost every bridge across them in Imperial Valley says "no fishing from bridge".
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 04:19 PM


Must be something down there.
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 04:21 PM


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What kind of fish lives in an irrigation canal?


The big ones, Dennis, like the Coachella Canal or the All American Canal.

Carp, bullhead, catfish, other suckers. Mostly bottom feeders, but bass and perch get swept in. Probably some shad, too.




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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 05:32 PM
Osprey with fish


We have a resident pair of osprey that return each year to their nest between the village and the river. About a mile down the Fraser River from their nest a small creek joins the flow. This junction is a favourite spot for the osprey. Last spring I spent a fair bit of time down there and got a few pics. This is the only one that turned out after a successful catch.

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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 05:39 PM


Here's our local on another occasion hovering above the creek waiting for lunch to appear...

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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 06:06 PM


The California Aqueduct near my house supports the fish Hook named. I see folks there fishing all the time.
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 06:31 PM
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I've seen one hunting over the lake near our place north of Boulder, Colorado and there is a pair that nests every year at Boulder Reservoir... :yes:

Osprey over BLA:


Osprey near Bahia Gonzaga:


Again, Bahia Gonzaga area:


Same as top - Bahia de los Angeles


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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 07:53 PM
Coyote Bay


We have many osprey in the Bay, including this one who has grown quite used to photographers like Johnny Tequila..shown taking a closeup. (I have posted this pic before, but thought some viewers might like another look.)

The male perches in this prime spot next to the shallows and picks his breakfast to haul back home. They are great entertainers while having coffee on the patio in the morning.

A huge osprey nest on a tiny island in front of our casa gets built higher and higher each year. I took a photo of it in 1972 when it was about 3 feet high..it now is about 10.

We have osprey along the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in ND and MT and the islands of Lake of the Woods, Mn. Also have seen them on the Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan ..especially when silently canoeing. Their high-pitched calls make a distinctive sound from the high pinetree nests along the water's edge.

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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 09:26 PM


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They are great entertainers while having coffee on the patio in the morning.




Hey Roger,
Do they brew their own or send for Starbucks.:?::?:




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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 09:55 PM
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 10:09 PM


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My friend....................I don't believe that anyone has answered you question....................and I undersand that most of your questions are asked without expecting an answer,


Huh? I know I did, as did Wilderone, at a minimum. Sure you're reading the same thread Bernie?
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[*] posted on 2-28-2008 at 10:23 PM


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Quote:
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They are great entertainers while having coffee on the patio in the morning.




Hey Roger,
Do they brew their own or send for Starbucks.:?::?:


Van..this photo explains it all...that's one coming in for a refill now. Our osprey are wired!

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[*] posted on 2-29-2008 at 07:57 AM


We've got Osprey even in Fort Worth just a couple miles from our house on Lake Worth and Eagle Lake!
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[*] posted on 2-29-2008 at 08:06 AM
osprey nest near Pt. Conception/Old Mine


I just posted this pic on another thread, but thought it appropriate to include it here, too. Good fishing around this huge rock made it a perfect place for a nest.

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