\n The osprey, one of Britain\u2019s most impressive raptors, was photographed above Bodenham in Herefordshire by Victor Talmaciu.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ospreys are known for their remarkable fishing skills and dramatic aerial dives.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Talmaciu said: “Osprey was back at Bodenham this morning, and he’s got some ‘friends’ with him.”\n<\/p>\n
\n With a wingspan of up to 1.8 metres, the osprey is easily recognised by its long, narrow wings, white underside, and the dark stripe that runs through its eye.\n<\/p>\n
\n Often called the \u201cfish hawk,\u201d it feeds almost exclusively on fish, hovering above water before plunging feet-first to catch its prey with specially adapted talons.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ospreys are long-distance migrants, spending winters in Africa and returning to the UK each spring to breed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Once extinct as a breeding bird in Britain due to persecution and egg collecting, ospreys have made a strong comeback thanks to conservation efforts.\n<\/p>\n
\n Breeding populations are now firmly established in Scotland and are gradually expanding into England and Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The osprey, one of Britain\u2019s most impressive raptors, was photographed above Bodenham in Herefordshire by Victor Talmaciu. Ospreys…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-764564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}