Free Bird

Every year the Osprey return to Allatoona Pass Battlefield Park. And every year I am just as fascinated watching them raise a family. Here are a few interesting Osprey facts: 

1) They occupy every continent except Antarctica. 

2) Only the osprey and owl have special opposable outer toes, allowing them to grasp slippery fish with two toes in front and two behind. 

3) They’re so well adapted to hunting in water that they have a transparent membrane they can pull over their eyes so they can see underwater. 

4) Fish makes up 99% of their diet. 

5) During their lifetime, they can rack up over 160,000 miles of travel.