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An osprey soars high above Sandy Hook, flapping its impressive wings as it hunts for fish in the shimmering waters below. Its sharp eyes scan for movement, demonstrating its agility.

The Osprey hunt the fish in nature of Thailand

An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hovering over an inlet at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in coastal Orange County, southern California. This raptor, found virtually world-wide, has been something of a puzzle to taxonomists because of several atypical anatomical features. For instance, they can move the outer toe backwards and they have horny scales on their feet, the better to catch their fishy prey. They are currently classified in a family of their own, Pandionidae.

Osprey patrolling the territory, Majorca.

An Osprey in flight. Taken in Canmore, Alberta

Adult Osprey bird in flight with wings spread flies overhead

Flying osprey (Pandion haliaetus) against a blue sky.

An osprey flies up with a blue sky background and spread wings

$It is a large bird of prey that measures around 55-58 centimeters in length and weighs around 990-1800 g (male) and 1200-2050 g (female); its wingspan is 1.74 meters.\nIt has dark brown plumage on the upper parts, the lower parts are white, with small dark brown spots on the upper part of the chest, forming a collar. The tail is brown barred with white. The long wings are white on the underside, with a dark brown spot on the carpal joint. The head is white, with conspicuous dark brown stripes across the eyes. It has some longer feathers on the back of the head. The beak is black. When the bird dives, the nasal valves prevent water from entering the nostrils, and due to this characteristic it is easy to capture prey. The eyes are yellow. Legs and feet are pale gray-blue.\nBoth sexes are almost similar in plumage, but female birds are slightly larger in size than male birds, and have darker stripes on the upper breast, in addition to darker plumage.$

The osprey, Pandion haliaetus, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Flying.

Osprey landing on a branch with blue sky background

An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight against a blue sky

Eagle flying in the air with wings spread while soaring in blue sky at Yala National Park

Close-up of an Osprey flying in the clouds in a blue sky

Osprey flying in Florida, USA. The Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus, sea hawk, fish hawk) is a large raptor, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. The osprey is unusual in that it is a single living species that occurs nearly worldwide.

The western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight

Stunning osprey bird flying in beautiful blue summer skies of Casco Bay.

Flying osprey (Pandion haliaetus) against a stormy sky.

Osprey flying above boat on a summer day against blue sky

Osprey hovers overhead and searches the water below for fish. in central Colorado, western USA, North America.

osprey in flight with wings spread wide, looking straight at camera

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