(B119A) Osprey Fishing SOLD

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(W119A) Osprey Fishing (original pencil drawing, unframed)

  • (B119A) Osprey Fishing SOLD

  • (B119A) Osprey Fishing 15" x 11.75" unframed original pencil drawing of osprey diving for fish.
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Sorry - this original painting has already been sold. Prints still available.

This original pencil painting has now been SOLD, but prints are still available.  Please click on "Prints and More".

My thanks to Hugh Vandervoort at pmp-art for the wonderful reference photograph.

The osprey (pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the fish eagle, or seahawk, is a medium-sized raptor found on every continent except Antarctica.  With a wingspan up to 71 inches and 24 inches in length, the osprey nests near any body of water with a good supply of fish.

Pairs usually mate for life and the average lifespan is 7-10 years, although the oldest wild European osprey was known to have reached over 30 years of age.

This magnificent male has spotted a fish from perhaps 100 feet above the surface, before hovering briefly and plunging feet-first to grab his prey with specially adapted talons.  His dense, oily plumage quickly sheds water and once airborne again he adjusts the fish to a head-first position for aerodynamic efficiency in flight. 

This original pencil drawing was made with Faber Castell Polychromos and Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat paper.

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