Bird osprey
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Part of a study I have been doing on a pair of Ospreys that make their home on the Northern Beaches during the summer months. It’s been printed in the Daily Telegraph in Sydney , London & New York
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying off the nest with a half-eaten flounder in it’s talons. Taken at First Landing State Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Equipment used to create this image was a Nikon D2Xs + Nikkor 300mm f2.8 AFS VR lens + Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter (effective 546 mm focal length with digital conversion factor 1.3 for body), ISO equivalent 400, recorded f-stop 4.5, handheld. The Vibration Reduction (VR) function of this amazing lens is well worth the extra money. This species is one of the largest birds of prey in North America, eating almost exclusively fish (making it piscivorous). It is one of the most widespread birds in the world, found on all continents except Antarctica. Description / Large raptor. White breast and belly. Black back and wings. / Long wings, held with wingtips angled slightly backwards. / Dark eyestripe. Crown and forehead white. Golden yellow eyes. Size: 54-58 cm (21-23 in) / Wingspan: 150-180 cm (59-71 in) / Weight: 1400-2000 g (49.42-70.6 ounces) / Sex Differences / Sexes similar; female larger and tends to have fuller and darker chest band. Conservation Status / Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning. After the ban on DDT, populations increased rapidly. Still listed as endangered or threatened in some states, especially in inland states where populations were small or extirpated after the pesticide years. Cool Facts / The Osprey readily builds its nest on manmade structures, such as telephone poles, channel markers, duck blinds, and nest platforms designed especially for it. Such platforms have become an important tool in reestablishing Ospreys in areas where they had disappeared. In some areas nests are placed almost exclusively on artificial structures. Osprey eggs do not hatch all at once, but instead the first chick hatches out up to five days before the last one. The older chick dominates its younger siblings, and can monopolize the food brought by the parents. If food is abundant, little aggression is seen amongst the chicks, but if food is limited, the younger chicks often starve. The Osprey is a fish-eating specialist, with live fish accounting for about 99% of its diet. Barbed pads on the soles of its feet help it grip slippery fish. When an Osprey takes a large fish to its nest, it carries the fish headfirst to make it as aerodynamic as possible. Sources used to construct this page: / Poole, A. F., R. O. Bierregaard, and M. S. Martell. 2002. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). In The Birds of North America, No. 683 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. CLICK HERE for a fascinating website devoted to the study, understanding, and conservation of Ospreys! 100% of all proceeds from sales of this image will go to the HawkWatch International DONATE ONLINE
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Close-up of a bird of prey – seen at a country show… I am told it is a type of Falcon (perhaps a Lanner or Saker Falcon or a hybrid of the two). Groupings / - Flowers / - Wildlife / - Christmas & Other Cards / - Clothing
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This was a photo I had taken over on Merritt Island, Florida of an Osprey. These are amazing and beautiful birds of prey!! The sky that day was very cloudy and washed out but it couldn’t dampen my enthusiasm for being able to see these magnificent birds in their natural habitat!! So I’ve taken the original shot and blended it onto another photo I had taken of a storm rolling in off the ocean as the sun was setting with Adobe PhotoShop. Best viewed enlarged. /
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This was a photo I had taken over on Merritt Island, Florida of an Osprey on the powerlines getting ready to take flight. These are amazing and beautiful birds of prey!! The sky that day was very cloudy and washed out but I thought it was a wonderful privilege to see these birds in their own natural habitat. / Best viewed enlarged. /
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Osprey shot in Colorado on our vacation Colorado Images Images copyright ©Kimberly Palmer– 2008. / Copying, displaying, manipulating or redistribution of any image from this portfolio without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited
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This beautiful Osprey is a wonderful fisherman, grabbing fish with his talons. This Osprey is new to my street, sitting here on top of a light post. I normally see them in nest built on top of utility poles here in Tampa, Florida. The electric company builds special platforms for them on the poles to protect them from electrical danger. It is always a joy to drive down most major roads here and see Osprey living in nest high above us all.
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Some locals had this tame sea hawk at the Kata View Point, (Phuket, Thailand) along with several sea eagles. / See my blog for more info, including a photo of this bird sitting on my son’s head.
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An Osprey that was injured and is beign nursed back to health in Florida.
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That head must have been delicious!
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We were able to get close enough to the osprey’s nest to get this shot as he came in to land. / / (San Benitos Islands – Baja California) / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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One of the local Ospreys on the prowl.
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Osprey soaring over head. / / (San Benitos Islands – Baja California) / / / / / / / / / / /
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I noticed the awesome talons on this Osprey as he/she took flight form a light post near my house :)
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Right place, right time, right settings = one happy HA. Note the fish in his talons, it really blends in well. May have to view in large format to really see the “catch”.
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Taken in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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We were able to get close enough to the ospreys nest to get this shot of the parent and chick together. / / (San Benitos Islands – Baja California) / / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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image taken October 2008 at my favorite birding spot. This Osprey was caught just as he came up with a fish.
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The baby is there hiding in the nest. Mom and dad must have told him to stay low because I was there watching!! There were yelling at me to leave, so I took their warning seriously, and left. / Thanks for viewing my work!! Copyright 2008 Julie – Julie Alexander. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. My work does NOT belong to the public domain. It may not be used in any way, shape or form without my prior written permission.
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The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), also known colloquially as seahawk, fish hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimetres (24 in) in length with a 1.8 metre (6 ft) wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly whitish on the head and underparts, with a brownish eye patch and wings. The Osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. As its other common names suggest, the Osprey’s diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It has evolved specialised physical characteristics and exhibits some unique behaviours to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Four subspecies are usually recognized. Despite its propensity to nest near water, the Osprey is not a sea-eagle.
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OSPREY Photo taken on the Indian River Ft Pierce Florida. Also the front cover to my coffee table book I did as a test and went over very well sold many cases in two weeks just showing them to my friends and the public Osprey lives around fresh and salt water main diet is fish.
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Osprey, large raptor, trying to hold onto its prey. Seconds later it had to drop it as the fish was too big to carry.
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Not wild as he was on display at the NT wildlife park, not that you can tell as his talons are hidden.
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