Is this a young bald eagle

[Strutter]

I have seen this bird several times sitting on the same limb above a creek and remembered to take my camera today. Pics aren't great but maybe good enough to ID the critter. This is in Madison Co and I have never seen one here before if this is what it is.

[1wildcatfan]

osprey...........

[Strutter]

Thanks wildcat. I just looked it up and saw that it was an osprey and you posted before I could. Anyway, that's the first one I've seen around here. Pretty neat bird. If you zoom in on the pic, it appears to have some meat/fish in it's talons.

[mrdux]

KY and Barkley lakes plus the rivers around here are covered up with them. Most of the super-structure bridges have multiple nests on top of them.

[B Hicks]

This one was hanging around the pier at Gulf Shores...

[BR1]

Looks like an osprey to me.

[jayder85]

Yep it is an Osprey. Beautiful birds! We have several at work that hang around the lake at the park.