Tom Hanks Narrates the Plight of the Bald Eagle Who Can't Fish | The Americas | NBC

But for a bird that likes to hunt fish, she has one major flaw. She's not built to take off from water. All her power. Fishing is not easy. Missed again. For most of the year, she can do well enough. But in the spring, everything changes. Ospreys arrive. Birds of prey supremely adapted to just one thing. Fishing. In March each year, 20,000 ospreys migrate here from the south. They stay for the summer to raise their chicks. Now, they're in the eagle's territory. Ospreys can hit the water at 70 miles an hour. Their long legs stretch down to grab fish three feet below the surface. Equipped with waterproof feathers, takeoff is no problem for them. They're taking a lot of her fish.