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Pandion haliaetus
This large raptor is brown on the back and wings and white underneath. It has a white head with a distinct brown stripe through the eye area.
Ospreys live near bodies of water where they can catch fish. They are able to dive into the water to catch their prey.
Spotted on Mar 20, 2016
Submitted on Apr 18, 2016
28 Comments (1–25)
Great series and that first picture is fantastic.
Thank you Caleb! I hope all is well with you!
Great info and incredible photos! What a majestic bird! Congrats on your well-deserved SOTD!
Thank you for letting me know Vinny!
Flying fish I think ;)
That is funny Nate:-) Let me know what you find out!
Operation identify that fish has commenced!
Thank you Bill!
Congrats Stephanie!
Thank you SukanyaDatta and Hermes!
Thank you AshleyT and the PN team for honoring me with the SOTD! I appreciate it very much!
Congratulations Stephanie R. Fabulous shot.
Wow!! Thanks for sharing!
Congrats Stephanie, this Osprey has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!
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Thank you Nick. I had a lot of fun shooting them!
Great pictures
Thank you so much Bill!
Wonderful capture Stephanie!
Thank you very much sunnyjosef!
Beautiful series Stephanie...
Thank you for the suggestion Ava T-B.
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...
Thank you so much Christos, Nick, triggsturner, Kostas, and Neil. I was surprised how many ospreys there are in Florida. I had never seen one before, and was excited to get so many opportunities to try to get a good photo:-)
Brilliant series, Stephanie. Well spotted.
Amazing!!!