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Pandion haliaetus
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), is often times called a firsh hawk, or fish eagle. It is a rather large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings.
The Osprey will live near any body of water, where there are an abundance of fish, which is its food source.
Spotted on Apr 12, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012
39 Comments (1–25)
Thanks CariRItzenhaler and Jellis for your comments. Jellis, I will look to add this to the flight mission soon.
These are beautiful photographs of a beautiful bird!
You should add it to Global Flight Mission
Thanks Cornel Apostol
Nice photos!
Thanks MaithiliSave
Fantastic!!!
Thank you so much ninamarie
Thank you for following me, 0690arkq
Thank you so very much AshishNimkar
Exact exposures... They are tough to spot with sky in background...Nice work Willie..
Thank you for the kind words isabellasmurf, and ginhunter.
Amazingly clear for an in flight photo! Nice work!
very nice...
Thank you SatyenMahta
Beautiful action shots!
Fui bendecido en verdad ese día, Harsuame
Espectacular !!!series
Thank you FrancisQuintana, I am overwhelmed by the responses I have gotten from so many wonderful people on this sight. Thank you for the warm welcome.
Awesome series!
Wow!
Seema, I am honored that you have chosen to follow me. Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to help me Ava T-B you are a sweetheart, and I am honored that you would help a newbie such as myself. I have joined the mission you suggested, and am more then willing to help out other missions.
If anyone would like my photos to be used for their mission, please leave me a message, and your reasons for wishing me to do so. I certainly wish to help in anyway I can and will consider all requests.
williefromwi -- at the top of the page there's a brown area that says Home Organisms Map Missions Education
Click on Missions, then 2/3 of the way down the page it says Featured Global Local
Click on Global
Then scroll down 3 rows to Nests, Hives, Bowers, Webs, etc and click on that. Now you are on the page where it says Join This Mission. Join, and then on your osprey page, click on Edit This Spotting and then you can go down on the right and add the mission. There are lots of missions you can join that help others to organize the data we are creating by adding to Project Noah. Enjoy!
I would be thrilled and honored to do so, Ava T-B. I am such a newbie, just over 24 hours on this sight. Any help you can give me and any guidance would be greatly appreciated. I will do as you wish, and add it to that mission.