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

Osprey couple, Pitt Lake, BC, Canada

Rough-legged Buzzard or Hawk (Buteo lagopus) in the steppe of Hortobágy National Park, Hungary. The Steppe (Puszta) of Hortobagy is the largest semi-natural grassland in Europe and is listed from UNESCO as World Heritage Site since 1999.

The cabras osprey

Osprey in flight

A closeup shot of an osprey flying in the air on a sunny day

adult osprey and chick in a nest

Osprey mother portrait into the nest, Ontario, Canada

Red-tailed Hawk perching on branch. Close-up with amazing color and detail. He was chasing squirrels on this sunny morning.

Osprey with fish. Bird catch the fish. Bird of prey Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, feeding catch fish, Peru. Wildlife scene from nature. Eagle with dead fish. Bird with food. Wildlife scene from nature.

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

An osprey in Southern Florida

An osprey feeds on a fish as it perches atop a dead tree in the Tarcoles River in Costa Rica.

Osprey Perched On Tree Branch

White-Bellied Sea-eagle perched in a tree, Kilim Geoforest Mangrove National Park, Langkawi, Malaysia

Rare birds Bonelli's eagle on a branch- Aquila fasciata -Hieraaetus fasciatus

Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Osprey

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 juvenile osprey was photographed perched on and pecking at a branch near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Wild osprey perched on metal sign in La Presa Arvelado Arbeloa in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Landscape orientation with the bird looking left.

Osprey sits on top a pole, clutching a half-eaten fish.

Portrait of Osprey

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

Osprey babies in the nest

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 scene shows the aftermath of the cleaning, after the inedible parts of the fish have already been cleaned out and is being feasted on by the family. This photo was captured by the harbor of Huntington Beach, CA.

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, single bird flying into nest, Finland, July 2012

Osprey on nest in the Yellowstone Ecosystem in western USA, North America.

An osprey in Southern Florida

Eagle flying in the air with wings spread while soaring in blue sky at Yala National Park

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