Osprey with Fish (aerodynamics)

I drive the Manteo-Nags Head bridge and causeway quite alot and often see the Osprey out fishing. I love to watch them after they catch a fish. They give their wings a good shake in mid-flight to get the water off and then turn the fish around so that it's nose is pointing forward (sort of fish aerodynamics for birds) the better to fly with. I was quite amused and then protective of a particular osprey one day who caught a fish that was a little too large for transport and had to stop and rest in the turn lane (also know by Outer Bankers as "the death lane" since so many accidents happen there). I didn't want him to get run over so I stopped my car in front of him while he caught his breath, enough to take off and soar at low elevation (just over the traffic, phew!) til he reached the roof of a gazebo to have lunch (and dinner and breakfast by the size of it). So here is my "fish for dinner too" painting. 7x5 soft pastel on Mi-Tientes, matted and real weathered barnwood frame $125. At Seagreen Gallery in Nags Head, NC.