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adult osprey and chick in a nest

Osprey mother and chicks into the nest, Ontario, Canada

Adult and Young Osprey

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Magnificent Osprey

An Osprey in flight. Taken in Canmore, Alberta

Osprey in Flight

Young Osprey on a branch nest and in flight

An osprey in Southern Florida

an Osprey returns to it's nest on Ennis lake, Montana

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

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.

Osprey on cypress tree. Florida, USA

Adult and Young Osprey

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

Osprey in portrait on a branch

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. This photo was captured by the harbor of Huntington Beach, CA.

A femail osprey fluffing out her feathers and sitting on her nest.

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.

Young osprey first flight

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

Adult and Juvenile 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 pair of osprey was photographed while sitting in their nest on Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

A pair of ospreys sitting in the nest looking around.

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Osprey Sits on It's Nest While It's Mate Is About to Land

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.

An osprey in Southern Florida

Raptor flying

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