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Osprey flying in Florida, USA. The Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus, sea hawk, fish hawk) is a large raptor, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. The osprey is unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide.

Osprey flying near beach in St Augustine

Close-up of an Osprey flying in the clouds in a blue sky

An Osprey in flight. Taken in Canmore, Alberta

Osprey flying above boat on a summer day against blue sky

An osprey soars high above Sandy Hook, flapping its impressive wings as it hunts for fish in the shimmering waters below. Its sharp eyes scan for movement, demonstrating its agility.

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.

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. Flying.

An osprey flies up with a blue sky background and spread wings

Osprey hovers overhead and searches the water below for fish. in central Colorado, western USA, North America.

Marsh Harrier hunting over reedbeds in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

A big Osprey in the flight against a white background

$It is a large bird of prey that measures around 55-58 centimeters in length and weighs around 990-1800 g (male) and 1200-2050 g (female); its wingspan is 1.74 meters.\nIt has dark brown plumage on the upper parts, the lower parts are white, with small dark brown spots on the upper part of the chest, forming a collar. The tail is brown barred with white. The long wings are white on the underside, with a dark brown spot on the carpal joint. The head is white, with conspicuous dark brown stripes across the eyes. It has some longer feathers on the back of the head. The beak is black. When the bird dives, the nasal valves prevent water from entering the nostrils, and due to this characteristic it is easy to capture prey. The eyes are yellow. Legs and feet are pale gray-blue.\nBoth sexes are almost similar in plumage, but female birds are slightly larger in size than male birds, and have darker stripes on the upper breast, in addition to darker plumage.$

Osprey Bird Flying With Outstretched Wings In Blue Sky Black Brown And Whites Feathers

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

Flying western osprey (Pandion haliaetus)) against a blue sky.

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An osprey flying over head while hunting for a meal in the water below.

An osprey takes flight in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington.

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

Osprey flying in front of a blue sky in Costa Rica

Lapwing flying over Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

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