[QUOTE=Stan Hillis;342021]Ospreys preying on fish is as close to 100% as any predator/prey ratio I can think of, but owls are darn good.[
We have had an active and annually very successful osprey nest on the little island in front of my cottage here in Maine for as long as I can remember. We built the place in ‘63 - ‘64.
I can assure you that ospreys can only hope to be successful in about 25% - 35% of their dives.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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