Majestic - OSPREY

[Sandipan Ghosh]

Osprey is one of key winter visitors to our nation. In West Bengal is is widely found in lakes and river, mainly in Gangetic Delta. This shot was clicked on Oct, 2015 in River Damodar, near Barddhaman town, West Bengal.
Canon 600D, 250 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200s, ISO 400, spot-metering

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the wingspread. I am wondering whether some piece from the fish is flung and is appearing on the top right corner.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice.The fish resembles a guided bomb under the wings of a fighter-bomber. As observed by ShrI Sabyasachi, I also feel that the flying part is a portion of the gill (or flesh) of the carp. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice freeze. good to see an osprey with a catch.
TFS
Roopak

[Vipin Sharma]

I've once seen Osprey diving on a very short interval in water to catch fish and failed in every dive , this is very tired some activity. They are indeed a big bird and need lot of power and energy to go back into the air with wet feathers. Life in wild is indeed hard and harsh , hence I can imagine how precious this fish is for this osprey. Loved the spread wings here. TFS

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely wing spread and eye contact. The big catch is a bonus. Seeing this huge raptor hunting for fish would be a rare treat. Thanks for sharing.