The Osprey 



hundred feet above the lake. Slowly 

 sailing in circles, with an occasional lazy 

 flap of wings to maintain his altitude, 

 and at intervals uttering his sharp, 

 piercing, hunting cry, the osprey had a 

 distinct advantage over us, as with his 

 telescopic eye he could penetrate the 

 lake to its bottom and could distinctly 

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