Let Me Pet You!

Let Me Pet You!
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Trying to avoid the beak and have a gentle touch before he leaves for a few days. Hard to do with camera in hand.
Thinking back on the morning, it is a miracle that this bird survived what with the really intense heat building up and the giant german shepard that had swum across the creek. This is one lucky Osprey.
According to Sandie, and as my two falconer acquaintances also said...Ospreys are not the sharpest birds...they all actually called them dumb. But they are so beautiful, and they certainly know how to fish...when they can fly.