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Osprey hunts as gull follows

(Photo by Scott Neil)A gull, bottom right, kept an eye on an osprey hunting for fish off the north shore in Hamilton Parish yesterday morning. The osprey, a large bird of prey with a wingspan of up to six feet, feeds almost exclusively on fish and is a migratory visitor to the Island.

A large osprey was kept company by a smaller gull as it hunted for fish off the North Shore in Hamilton Parish yesterday morning.The bird of prey, a migratory visitor to the Island, feeds almost exclusively on fish and is an impressive hunter. With a wingspan of up to 6ft and exceptional eyesight, ospreys can spot potential prey from a great height.A gull followed the osprey along the coast, but kept its distance from the larger bird.During the past few weeks a number of ospreys have been seen in various locations around Bermuda. A juvenile brown pelican, a rare visitor to the Island, has been spotted fishing around Coney Island, also in Hamilton Parish, this week.