We have an osprey in our neighborhood that takes Koi/Goldfish out of a nearby Koi pond. That would be my guess as to what you are seeing.
Andrew Nyhus Chaska, MN On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 7:34 AM Marilyn Joseph MD < 000016487b03d2a9-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > Could this be a fish without its skin? Perhaps the skin came off with the > head of the fish? > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 10:58 PM Brian Tennessen <brian.tennes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I posted this photo that I took tonight, seen flying over Crosby Farm > Park > > in Ramsey county ~5 pm, an Osprey with a very red fish, or at least the > > back half of the fish. > > > > https://flic.kr/p/2jDaW2r > > > > I am curious as to whether anyone has thoughts on what this red fish > would > > be? We see there is a Minnesota fish called a bigmouth buffalo, but that > > fish doesn’t seem to be as red as what this Osprey is carrying. > > > > Maybe it is a koi that ended up in the wild? That’s another possibility > > we’ve thought of? > > > > If anyone has thoughts on this, we’d be interested to hear! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Brian T. > > St. Paul MN > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
