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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with fish Morro Bay, CA

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying with a headless fish in its talons. Morro Bay, CA. Sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, the Osprey is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimeters in length with a 2m wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts, with a black eye patch and wings

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Birds of prey, hand-colored lithograph, published in 1880

1) Eurasian griffon (Gyps fulvus), 2) bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), 3) eagle owl (Bubo), 4) osprey (Pandion haliaetus), 5) long-eared owl (Asio otus), 6) chicken hawk (UAccipiter gentilis), 7) sea eagl (Haliaeetus albicilla), 8) secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius). Hand-colored lithograph from my archive, published in 1880

A female Osprey returns to its nest in Loch of Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

A female Osprey returns to its nest in Loch of Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland March 24, 2010, following a 3,000 mile (4,828 km) migration from West Africa. The bird, thought to be the oldest breeding female of its kind ever recorded in the U.K, has returned for the 20th consecutive year to the Loch of Lowes Wildlife reserve, astonishing wildlife experts. This Osprey is estimated to be 25 years old, over three times the average lifespan of an Osprey. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)