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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Description:

Ospreys are very large, distinctively shaped hawks. Despite their size, their bodies are slender, with long, narrow wings and long legs. Ospreys fly with a marked kink in their wings, making an M-shape when seen from below. Ospreys are brown above and white below, and overall they are whiter than most raptors. From below, the wings are mostly white with a prominent dark patch at the wrists. The head is white with a broad brown stripe through the eye. Juveniles have white spots on the back and buffy shading on the breast.

Habitat:

Belton Lake.

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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 9 years ago

Thank you. It was enjoying breakfast.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 9 years ago

Very nice series :)

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014

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