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Hi i need help. I bought this osprey in one pet shop just to rescue rathet than other people will buy. Then later on i will release it. My prob he is almost finish in his being you. Going to maturity stagr but still have some cotton feather. He dont want to eat i already offer him live fish live mice. He will just stare at me. Today is his 2nd day. What can i do?

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Is it actually legal to buy an osprey in a pet shop? Should not be. If it has "cotton" feather, then it is still a juvenile and someone stole it from a nest.Ospreys only eat fish and young ones only eat dead fish. I suggest you give it back to the pet shop or better yet, give it to a wildlife official who will know how to take care of it. Meanwhile, try dead fish.

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Roger Lederer

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Any and all questions about WILD birds - not caged, domestic or poultry. Can answer questions about identification, taxonomy, behavior, courtship, plumage, flight, or anything else.

Experience

Taught ornithology (the study of birds) at the university level for 30 years. Have written five books on birds, published 30 scientific articles, write a blog on birds, have the website www.ornithology.com, lectured to hundreds of groups on birds,and have traveled to 90 countries studying birds.

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A variety of ornithological and conservation organizations.

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Real Simple Magazine, Enterprise-Record, and several ornithological and ecological journals.

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PhD in Zoology with emphasis in ornithology.

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Professional Achievement Award, Jack Rawlins Chair of Environmental Literach.

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