While I was fishing on Lake Okahumpka, this osprey dove into the water nearby and captured a catfish. The capture, however, almost took the bird's life. The weight of the fish pulled him under. You can barely see him in the picture below. If you click on it, it will enlarge. He went under several times during the fight.
After a good couple minutes of struggling the osprey managed to get airborne but just barely as his feet and the fish skimmed the water. It was a BIG catfish, and when the fish's feet collided with a bunch of lillypads, the osprey dropped it.
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