http://www.flickr.com/photos/amythyst/tags/raptor/ Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:27:11 -0700 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:27:11 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/191/buddyicons/7787373@N03.jpg?1231599273#7787373@N03 http://www.flickr.com/photos/amythyst/tags/raptor/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/amythyst/7053500443/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/amythyst/">amythyst_lake</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amythyst/7053500443/" title="Give Her the Fish!"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5194/7053500443_d9a55484e6_m.jpg" width="240" height="164" alt="Give Her the Fish!" /></a></p> <p>Shortly after I took the previous photograph, the male bird took off quickly returned with a fish. He circled the nest a couple of times, but chose to settle on a branch about 50 yards away. Eventually, the female left her post guarding the nest and followed him - first she landed about 10 feet away, and I watched as she slowly she sidled her way up the branch towards her mate. At this point I just wanted to shout &quot;Give her the fish!&quot;. He was not much of a gentleman though - as soon as she made an attempt to peck at it, he flew off. With his fish.<br /> <br /> BTW, can anyone identify the fish? Looks a bit like a trout to me, but what do I know.<br /> <br /> Note added: Thanks to Fish as Art for identification of the Spotted Weakfish.</p> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:27:11 -0700 2012-03-24T15:33:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (amythyst_lake) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7053500443 26.383882 -81.873006 26.383882 -81.873006 2366689 Give Her the Fish! <p>Shortly after I took the previous photograph, the male bird took off quickly returned with a fish. He circled the nest a couple of times, but chose to settle on a branch about 50 yards away. Eventually, the female left her post guarding the nest and followed him - first she landed about 10 feet away, and I watched as she slowly she sidled her way up the branch towards her mate. At this point I just wanted to shout &quot;Give her the fish!&quot;. He was not much of a gentleman though - as soon as she made an attempt to peck at it, he flew off. With his fish.<br /> <br /> BTW, can anyone identify the fish? Looks a bit like a trout to me, but what do I know.<br /> <br /> Note added: Thanks to Fish as Art for identification of the Spotted Weakfish.</p> amythyst_lake statepark two food fish male nature birds female wings florida eating raptor ritual prey osprey birdofprey pandionhaliaetus fortmyers courtship loverskey cynoscionnebulosus spottedweakfish