23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Osprey Fishing

I was photographing Wildlfe standing on a beach in Florida. Ospreys occassionally were fishing offshore heading north. This osprey didn’t seem to have any difficulty catching and flying off with this sized fish.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: new smryna beach, Florida, United States of America
Copyright: © Peter Bolton