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Osprey landing on a nest with chicks

Dynamic capture of an osprey bird landing on its nest with fledgling chicks awaiting in a natural green environment

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Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, single adult on nest with young, Finland, July 2012

Osprey couple, Pitt Lake, BC, Canada

osprey with open wing in flight carrying twig to build nest

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.

The two ospreys on their nest. Pandion haliaetus.

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

Young osprey first flight

Osprey flying from nest

An osprey in Southern Florida

Osprey couple, Pitt Lake, BC, Canada

Osprey with Chicks

Fledgling osprey, Pandion haliaetus, on nest on channel marker. Chesapeake Bay, Reedville, Virginia, USA.

Osprey Landing at Her from Nest

Osprey; Pandion haliaetus; Pandionidae; Pinellas County; Sea Hawk; Tierra Verde; bird; bird flying; bird of prey; Fort DeSoto County Park;

An Osprey in the nest

An adult osprey sits in its nest with its two offspring in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.

An osprey in Southern Florida

Osprey couple, Pitt Lake, BC, Canada

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