Category: osprey

Deadly Crash of Marine Osprey Last Year Was Caused by Mechanical Failure, Report Says

WASHINGTON—The deadly crash of a Marine V-22 Osprey in California last year was caused by mechanical failure, according to an investigation that ruled out pilot and maintenance errors. The more than 400-page report released on Friday concluded that the Marines were doing routine flight operations when a “catastrophic, unpreventable, and unanticipated mechanical failure occurred.” The…


Mama Osprey Braves Colorado Hail Storm to Protect Unhatched Eggs—Here’s the Live Camera Footage

Braving a hail storm in Colorado, a female osprey has shown an incredible motherly instinct by protecting her three unhatched eggs. The mama bird has her nest at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colorado. On May 9, between 10:30 and 11 p.m., two live cameras placed at the site by Boulder County Parks & Open…


Cheeky Wagtail Caught on Camera Teasing Osprey Who Was ‘Quietly Enjoying His Dinner’

The funny moment a willy wagtail bird began teasing an osprey, who simply wanted to eat his dinner, has been immortalized on film by a passing wildlife photographer. Michelle Diggins, 58, was on an afternoon walk with her husband in Lancelin, Western Australia, when the pair noticed an osprey on the hill above them, munching on a…


US ‘Red Dragons’ Dispatched to Australia

A squadron of tilt-rotor combat aircraft will be dispatched to the northern Australian city of Darwin to take part in this year’s Marine Rotational Force. The 10 Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys, also known as the Red Dragons, will be part of a contingent of thousands of marines who will be training with the Australian Defence Force….


Stunning Photos Show Osprey Snatching Red Salmon out of Lake, Lifting Them Airborne

A talented wildlife photographer has captured an incredible series of images of osprey fishing for red kokanee salmon. The shots of keen-eyed raptors and captive crimson-colored fish, jaws gaping, immortalized in stunning detail, went viral. Ken Helal, a physician in his 50s from the inland northwest U.S., took the series over the course of several…


Photographer Spots Little Black Bird Trying to ‘Surf’ on Osprey Just Trying to Eat His Lunch in Peace

Florida can dish out some turbulent, unpredictable weather—but also offer some intriguing avian behavior. For photographer Ken Rohling, what seemed like a torrential downpour ruining his day at the lake one Saturday afternoon turned into sunny skies—and a rare shot of a red-winged blackbird “surfing” on an osprey. Don’t believe it? He’s got the photos…