Thanks Liz. I am very fortunate to have an abundance of wildlife in my immediate surroundings. Below is a video of a juvenile osprey at a rescue. I haven't been able to find a video that does justice to the hunting/diving we see here by the ocean. Most of the videos show opportunistic osprey sitting in a tree and dropping to a lake for an easy kill.
Birds: osprey, bald eagles, red-tailed hawk, morning doves, seagulls, cormorants, a variety of ducks and geese depending upon the time of year, hummingbirds, finches, bluejays, robins, canaries, swallows, crows, and ravens.
Critters: raccoon, porcupine, fox, rabbits, an assortment of amphibians, and deer...lots and lots of deer. Last week the mother & father of twin fawns brought their babies out and presented them to us. We had about five minutes of viewing 15 metres (roughly 40 feet) from our fingertips - thankfully the dog was snoozing and totally oblivious.
Juvenile Osprey (orphaned and at a rescue in Georgia)
The markings on this bird are somewhat different from those here in the East, but close enough for comparison sake. Notice the vocalisations, too, they change as they mature.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6PzMMrvjhMQ