This morning as I was driving over the Howard Frankland bridge on the way to work, I saw a bird of prey perched up on one of the light poles that overlooks the bay. I want to say it was a hawk, but it could have been a falcon or a raptor or some other bird with a cool name. It strikes me that hardly a day passes that I don’t see a large bird of prey, be it on my commute, in a park, or just walking around the neighborhood with Reilly.
On Thanksgiving, there were a few of us sitting outside on the deck, eating pie, when I saw a large bird flying in the distance. I noticed its large dark silhouette in contrast to its very white head, and I knew at once that what I was seeing was a bald eagle. I told everyone around the table to look, and my brother-in-law said, “Good eye, Brian. That was awesome!” It was awesome, indeed. And that is something that Florida is good for—bald eagles (and pie on the back deck in late November).
They are called Osprey,common name fish hawk, lat: avis preaedae. All of those nests you see on top of the light poles along the bridges and around the soccer fields....yep. Can snatch a 2 pound fish from the bay and not wet a feather before you cansay "I wish I could do that"! Sorry we missed that lesson. Love Dad
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