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Bringing Fish to the Nest

An Osprey brings a fish to a nest on Mono Lake. Osprey's mainly hunt fish but due to Mono Lake's alkalinity it contains no fish, yet they are safely protected from predator's by nesting on the exposed tufa towers. The Osprey's make a 6-25 mile round trip to catch their prey.

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Filename: Bringing Fish to the Nest
Copyright: Russ Taylor
Image Size: 4009x2667 / 7.4MB; Osprey Mono Lake fish tufa towers Eastern Sierra
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An Osprey brings a fish to a nest on Mono Lake. Osprey's mainly hunt fish but due to Mono Lake's alkalinity it contains no fish, yet they are safely protected from predator's by nesting on the exposed tufa towers. The Osprey's make a 6-25 mile round trip to catch their prey.