Osprey

Description:

While visiting the Silver River in Silver Springs, Florida, I was overjoyed to spot this beautiful osprey in the wild (along with a bald eagle). The osprey flew high up in a tree and sat for a while and then flew away. The osprey is smaller than the bald eagles that typically share the same habitats, but its five to six foot wingspan is impressive nonetheless. Adults are dark brown above with a white underside and head. The osprey is found year-round in Florida both as a nesting species and as a spring and fall migrant passing between more northern areas.

Habitat:

This osprey was spotted up in a tree alongside the Silver River shoreline, Silver Springs State Park, Silver Springs, Florida