France has been protecting raptors since the 1980s. The species is found in about 100 pairs in France, mostly along the Loire river and feeds on fish.
This is a bird photographed on July 2 in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department in France. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
This is a bird photographed on July 2 in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department in France. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
This is a bird photographed on July 2 in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department in France. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
On July 2, in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cheylée department of France, workers marked a metal ring on the paws of an osprey. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
This is a bird photographed on July 2 in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department in France. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
On July 2, in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cheylée department of France, workers marked a metal ring on the paws of an osprey. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
On July 2, in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cheylée department of France, workers marked a metal ring on the paws of an osprey. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
A osprey flies over Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department of France on July 2. Xinhua News Agency/AFP
Crews examine the wings of a partridge in Chambord National Park in the Loire-Cher department of France on July 2. Xinhua News Agency/AFP