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Osprey and Seatrout My inspiration for this watercolor was a photograph by Frederick Kent Truslow, a world-famous wildlife photographer. Until his death in 2004, hundreds of Truslow's photographs were published in National Geographic Society journals and books. Permission was granted by Stuart Truslow to print the watercolor I painted based on his deceased father's photo. The Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. Both the male and female are brown on the upperparts, predominantly whitish on the head and underparts, with a brown eyepatch and wings. These large raptors are found on all continents except Antarctica. In North America, they breed from Alaska and Newfoundland south to the Gulf Coast and Florida, wintering further south from the southern United States through to Argentina. In the late 19-20th centuries, the main threats to osprey populations were egg collectors and hunting. In the 1950s and 1960s, however, populations declined drastically, in part due to the toxic effects of insecticides such as DDT on reproduction. After the banning of DDT by many countries in the early 1970s, ospreys and other raptors have made significant recoveries. The watercolor, presented in a 3.75" wide walnut hardwood frame and matching filet (double matted in tan linen on tan linen with an outer dimension of 30" x 26"), is available for $2,900.00. Limited edition prints and note cards are also available.   Click here for availability and price.