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- Osprey - Wikipedia
The osprey ( ˈɒspri, - preɪ ; [2] Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in)
- Osprey Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ospreys are very large, distinctively shaped hawks Despite their size, their bodies are slender, with long, narrow wings and long legs Ospreys fly with a marked kink in their wings, making an M-shape when seen from below Smaller than a Bald Eagle; larger and longer-winged than a Red-tailed Hawk
- Osprey | Audubon Field Guide
A very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of its own Along coastlines, lakes, and rivers almost worldwide, the Osprey is often seen
- Osprey | Fish-eating, Migration, Conservation | Britannica
osprey, (Pandion haliaetus), large, long-winged hawk, about 65 cm (26 inches) long, that lives along seacoasts and larger interior waterways, where it catches fish It is brown above and white below, with some white on the head
- Osprey - National Wildlife Federation
Ospreys are very successful hunters, catching fish on at least one-quarter or more of their dives They circle over shallow waters to locate fish below the surface Once they locate a fish, they hover briefly and then dive into the water feet-first, sometimes becoming completely submerged
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In North Carolina, the osprey is a spring and summer resident of the estuaries, lakes and rivers of the Coastal Plain where it nests and raises its young, but it is also seen near lakes and rivers inland to the mountains A small portion of ospreys also winter in North Carolina
- Osprey - Facts, Diet, Habitat Pictures on Animalia. bio
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply
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