For three days, the young Osprey was very lost.
He did not eat anything barely surviving.
His parents decided that it was just as well.
He did not eat anything barely surviving.
His parents decided that it was just as well.
Balbuzard was so proud to be a fishing eagle that instead
of listening to his parent's fishing lessons, he spent most of
the time daydreaming about his future great adventures.
Now, it was too late! Balbuzard remembered however,
that to fish, he needed to use his reversible outer toes
which turn over to tighten onto the fish. He then can fly away
with the head of its victim pointed into the wind.
that to fish, he needed to use his reversible outer toes
which turn over to tighten onto the fish. He then can fly away
with the head of its victim pointed into the wind.
Famished, all alone, he flew over an immense stretch of
water in search of prey.
water in search of prey.
Suddenly, courageously he plunged legs first, clutched an
enormous fish, forgot to close his nostrils and… started to sink.
enormous fish, forgot to close his nostrils and… started to sink.
A burst of energy propelled him to the surface, but lacking
experience, he did not know how to loosen his
talons (fingers on raptors) and he was not able to fly away.
The fish was too heavy.
Balbuzard was drowning…
