Lift-off
South Carolina, USA
An osprey takes off from a snag showing nice feather and claw detail.
An osprey’s talons are specially adapted to allow one of its three front toes to bend backwards. These so-called zygodactyl feet, allows it to secure it's prey as it flies. No other bird of prey has this ability. They also have sharp spicules on the underside of the toes, and backwards-facing scales on the talons which act as barbs to help hold onto fish.
Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.
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