[budwiesest]

Wow! That's close- getting water on you. What I remember too, was the fuzzy looking legs on the eagle. I wasn't sure at first if it was a bald eagle until it came closer.

I guess as he decended, the air lifted the feathers on his legs, making them appear much larger. He just plopped on the water, and then, took off.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The Bald Eagle is Haliaeetus leucocephalus, the Osprey is Pandion haliaetus, they are closely related. The Bald Eagle is bigger but the Osprey is “badder” LOL. I’ve seen them snatch a fish from an eagles claws, in flight.