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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
(L 23" WS 63" WT 3.5 lb)
Unique in ability to dive
into water to catch fish.
into water to catch fish.
Shelter Island
San Diego
03Jan2014
Ospreys, as everyone knows, can
be the tamest of the tame.
be the tamest of the tame.
Theodore Roosevelt
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Pandion is after a king of
Athens whose daughters were
turned into birds; haliatus in
Greek means sea eagle.
Athens whose daughters were
turned into birds; haliatus in
Greek means sea eagle.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© Wikipedia
Morro Bay State Park
12Oct2012