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Douglas Pratt - Osprey (Art), Pandion haliaetus
Subject: Douglas Pratt - Osprey (Art), Pandion haliaetus
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Douglas Pratt - Osprey (Art), Pandion haliaetus


Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pratt-Osprey-sj


16. Osprey ____________________________________________________________

The 'fishing hawk' ... the consummate fisherman ... hovers
30-100' in the air, wings beating, then dives for his fish, which
he usually gets and may weigh as much as 4 lbs. or more ... he
carries the fish parallel to his body, with the head of the fish
pointing forward and takes it to a perch in a dead tree to dissect
and eat.

They have a distinctive call which always alerts me to their
flying overhead.

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Scientific Name: Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Osprey, Western Osprey
French: Balbuzard pêcheur German: Fischadler Spanish: Águila pescadora, pescador
Taxonomy: Falco Haliaetus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.

Fish hawk
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