I promised to post a picture of him some time ago when I posted one of his parents. Her he is the Crown Prince [Prince Royal] of our breeding pear of resident Ospreys trying out his wings. Truth there are still a few immature feathers left he is almost ready to fly away from home and find his own hunting grounds.
I couldn't get a close up since one of my cameras broke but I like as he shows here in his environment and with the wings of his parent encouraging him to follow.
The picture was taken at the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

The Osprey lives usually near water and feed manly on fish but will take small land game as a mouse in time of food shortage. The Bird is not an endangered species jet but is threatened in southern Mexico by deforestation and rapid urbanization as many other species.



Camera Sony DSC-H9
Focal length 78mm
F# F/5.6
Exposure 1/800 sec
ISO 100