Osprey - Wikipedia
Eurasian osprey standing next to its nest showing their relative sizes. The osprey breeds near freshwater lakes and rivers, and sometimes on coastal brackish waters. Rocky outcrops just offshore are used in Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia, where there are 14 or so similar nesting sites of which five to seven are used in any ...
Osprey | Audubon Field Guide
A very distinctive fish-hawk, formerly classified with other hawks but now placed in a separate family of its own. Along coastlines, lakes, and rivers almost worldwide, the Osprey is often seen flying over the water, hovering, and then plunging feet-first to catch fish in its talons.
Osprey Life History - All About Birds
Ospreys nest in a wide variety of locations, from Alaska to New England, Montana to Mexico, Carolina to California; their habitat includes almost any expanse of shallow, fish-filled water, including rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons, swamps, and marshes.
Osprey - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
Habitat of the Osprey These birds are found in temperate and tropical habitats across every continent on earth. Antarctica (where there are no temperate or tropical areas) is the only continent on which they cannot be found.
Osprey Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Near open water with an abundant supply of fish, listen for the Osprey’s whistling or chirping calls overhead, or look for this bird's distinctive flight profile and heavy wingbeats. From spring into fall, a boat or raft on a lake or river can provide an especially good vantage point.
Osprey - National Wildlife Federation
Osprey have long migrations to breeding areas in the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and the north Atlantic coast of the United States. Their breeding months range from January through May. Osprey pairs are generally monogamous and often mate for life.
Osprey - American Bird Conservancy
North American Osprey populations are migratory, traveling long distances to winter as far south as southern South America. Ospreys are found in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, and in the Caribbean throughout the year, since a reliable year-round food …
Osprey - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. 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.
Osprey - National Geographic
Human habitat is sometimes an aid to the osprey. The birds happily build large stick-and-sod nests on telephone poles, channel markers, and other such locations.
Osprey | Fish-eating, Migration, Conservation | Britannica
2 天之前 · Osprey, (Pandion haliaetus), large, long-winged hawk, about 65 cm (26 inches) long, that lives along seacoasts and larger interior waterways, where it catches fish. It is brown above and white below, with some white on the head.