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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Description:

Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them. Juveniles have white spots on the back.

Habitat:

aka the fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk or fish hawk..it tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water.

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 years ago

Please add this spotting to the global mission Nests, hives, bowers...Animal Architecture.

KimAyersStolzy
Spotted by
KimAyersStolzy

Eddyville, Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2015
Submitted on Jul 19, 2015

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