A REAL PRO
Professional bass fisher-
men often fish like their lives
depend on it, but we all know
that’s an exaggeration.
For this osprey, which was
photographed by Charles
Waldorf at Lake Harris in
February, fishing success real-
ly is critical to survival.
Waldorf didn’t see whether
the bird caught the bass in its
talons while the fish was alive,
or if it plucked an expired
bass from the lake surface,
but the scene on the limb was
certainly one of the most
memorable “catches” he pho-
tographed all week.
“It was day four,” recalls
Waldorf. “I had mentioned to
my boat driver I had never
seen a wild gator. He said
there was a spot by launch
were we might get lucky and
see one. This was right on the
other side of the Venetian
[Gardens] island, by takeoff,
as we were rolling in. We
looked up and saw this guy
perched on that limb, going to
town on that bass. Way better
than a gator.”
PHOTO BY CHARLES WALDORF
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