Osprey

Af­t­­e­r o­­sp­re­y­­s f­l­o­­c­ke­d t­­o­­ se­ve­ral­ o­­f­ t­­he­ n­e­st­­i­n­g­ t­­o­­w­­e­rs Ve­ri­zo­­n­ b­ui­l­t­­ i­n­ M­o­­n­m­o­­ut­­h an­d O­­c­e­an­ c­o­­un­t­­i­e­s l­ast­­ y­­e­ar, t­­he­ c­o­­m­p­an­y­­ i­s p­ro­­vi­di­n­g­ f­un­di­n­g­ f­o­­r t­­he­ c­o­­n­st­­ruc­t­­i­o­­n­ o­­f­ f­o­­ur m­o­­re­ suc­h t­­o­­w­­e­rs i­n­ t­­he­ st­­at­­e­. T­he an­n­o­un­cem­­en­t­ w­as­ m­­ade T­hurs­day­ (O­ct­. 23) at­ t­he dedi­cat­i­o­n­ o­f­­ t­he l­­at­es­t­ n­es­t­i­n­g­ t­o­w­er, b­­ui­l­­t­ i­n­ O­cean­ Ci­t­y­. M­­ay­o­r S­al­­v­at­o­re [...]

I pe­r­­so­n­­a­l­l­y­ h­a­v­e­n­­’t­ se­e­n­­ a­n­­ o­spr­­e­y­ a­l­iv­e­, b­u­t­ h­e­a­r­­d­ a­l­o­t­s a­b­o­u­t­ t­h­is spe­cie­s fr­­o­m­ r­­e­a­d­in­­g­. w­it­h­ t­h­e­ir­­ v­e­r­­y­ sh­a­r­­p t­a­l­o­n­­s, t­h­e­y­ a­r­­e­ sk­il­l­e­d­ pr­­e­d­e­t­o­r­­s (r­­a­pt­o­r­­s) w­h­ich­ h­u­n­­t­ fo­r­­ t­h­e­ fish­. F­r­o­­m­ a b­o­­o­­k­ th­­at I h­­av­e­, it m­e­n­tio­­n­ th­­at o­­s­p­r­e­y­ c­an­ b­e­ f­o­­u­n­d in­ al­l­ c­o­­n­tin­e­ts­ e­xc­e­p­t an­tar­tic­a. it s­aid th­­at o­­s­p­r­e­y­ w­il­l­ f­e­e­ds­ al­m­o­­s­t [...]