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A family of Osprey that has built a nest atop a disused power pole.

January 1, 2024 Osprey with fish at Viera, FL

Osprey bird sitting perched on a old wooden hyrdo-electricity pole with a half eaten fish in its talons

adult osprey and chick in a nest

Adult and Young Osprey

Bird of prey captures fish

Photograph of an Osprey flying with a fish.

This photograph was taken in the Everglades with full frame camera and G telephoto lens.

Osprey (pandion haliaetus) perched on a platform nest

Shimmering vibrant colours and diversity of species such as this Osprey, marks Costa Rica as one of the principal Central America countries with a coastal territory and tropical rainforest that hosts migration from north America and south America to give it unparalleled numbers and variation of birdlife

Osprey in the Nest

A closeup shot of the Osprey bird on the cable cord against a clear blue sky in Denver, Colorado

osprey in flight

An adult osprey feeds pieces of fish to a chick in the nest in the Florida Everglades

Pair of osprey birds nesting

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Adult pandion haliaetus on tree branch close up view

After a successful hunt, this male osprey returns home to clean this rare needle fish. The chicks cannot easily eat the bones in the fish's head and spine, so the father not only catches the food for them, but prepares it for them as well. This photo was captured by the harbor of Huntington Beach, CA

Osprey Family

An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hovering over an inlet at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in coastal Orange County, southern California. This raptor, found virtually world-wide, has been something of a puzzle to taxonomists because of several atypical anatomical features. For instance, they can move the outer toe backwards and they have horny scales on their feet, the better to catch their fishy prey. They are currently classified in a family of their own, Pandionidae.

An osprey sits atop a tall palm tree, surveying the landscape below. Its sharp eyes scan the area, while the palm fronds sway gently in the breeze, framing the bird against the clear sky.

An Osprey drops a piece of nest building material. Taken in Canmore, Alberta

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, sits on a tall branch, Tarcoles River in Costa Rica

The Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is also known as sea hawk, river hawk and fish hawk. It is a large diurnal (as opposed to nocturnal) raptor whose diet consists mainly of fish that it dives for and catches. The adult osprey is brown on the upperparts and grayish white on the head and underparts. Their eyes are bright yellow. The juveniles are distinguished by having white on the tips of their wing feathers giving a barred appearance and orange colored eyes. The osprey lives in a wide variety of habitats as long as water is nearby to supply adequate fish for their diet. It may be found on all continents except Antarctica. The osprey has specialized physical characteristics and behavior to assist in hunting and catching prey. Among these are reversible outer toes with sharp spicules on the underside, closable nostrils to keep out water, barbed talons to help hold fish and dense oily plumage to prevent the feathers from getting waterlogged. They may be seen diving headfirst into the water to catch a fish. The osprey builds a large nest of twigs and small branches. They are usually located atop dead trees. American and Canadian osprey winter in South America, although some may stay in Florida and California. This pair of osprey was photographed while building a nest in a dead tree on Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Osprey & Osprey Nest, Orange Beach, Alabama

The osprey, Pandion haliaetus, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Nest.

$Taxon name: Eastern Osprey\nTaxon scientific name: Pandion haliaetus cristatus\nLocation: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia$

osprey in flight bringing dead catfish back to nest, to feed several juveniles.

Osprey In Flight

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