Can you ID this hawk-like bird?

It’s an osprey

Osprey

THANKS!

Nice picture. Did you take it?

I saw an Osprey at Silver Lake in the Sierras a few years ago dive from about 100 feet over the lake and nail a huge Trout! It was a premiere life moment! :-D

I did take it.

@simone54: Was it hanging around a fresh water lake? That is their usual habitat. And they have nests at the top of very tall trees; they usually return year after year. They drop like an elevator and rake up a fish swimming near the surface of the lake. It is a dramatic moment.

Yep. It’s on a little pond at my house. I thought they were usually near salt water. I got to see it catch as fish today. Good stuff.

That’s a really good photo.