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Osprey flying from nest

Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca. Wildlife animal. Chicks on the nest close up.

Juvenile bald eagle perched on a tree branch

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.

Osprey mother portrait into the nest, Ontario, Canada

Osprey in flight

Bald Eagle calling out loudly for mate perched over Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming of western USA in North America. Th.is is in Yellowstone National Park

An osprey in Southern Florida

Birds and Wildlife

Eagle in nest, Jasper National Park

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

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

Bald Eagle Sitting on Bank of Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park

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.

Golden Eagle at Oulanka National Park Kuusamo

A bald headed eagle leaving the nest to find food as the other stays to care for the eaglets. Eaglets start as fuzzy-headed birds and begin feeding themselves around the sixth to seventh week. By eight weeks they can stand and walk around the nest. By sixty days eaglets are well-feathered and have gained 90% of their adult weight. Large nestlings consume nearly as much food as adults. Chicks remain in the nest for ten to twelve weeks. Bald Eagles take four to five years to acquire their distinctive adult plumage. The eaglets in the nest are about five weeks old. Pacific North American Flyway, Boundary Bay, Delta, B.C., Canada

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.

Coyote in the Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming, in northwestern USA. Nearest cities are Gardiner, Cooke City, Bozeman and Billings Montana, Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming.

Osprey with its catch in flight and on a branch eating

adult osprey and chick in a nest

The cabras osprey

Winter birds fly in the sky

Birding and Hiking

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. Found by water in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. On a nest with wings out.

Beautiful bald eagle flying with wings fully spanned out, large stunning wings and blurred boreal forest background.

Golden Eagle sitting in the Yellowstone Ecosystem in western USA of North America. Nearest cities are Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Jackson, Wyoming, Gardiner, Cooke City, Bozeman, and Billings, Montana,

A majestic osprey sits patiently on a nest, high in a pine tree on a small island in Stoney Lake, Ontario.

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, in Alaska. National bird of the United States of America.

Bald Eagle in Nest

This is a photo of a Red-Tailed Hawk (buteo jamaicensis), which is a common hawk in North America.

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