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Pandion haliaetus
L 23" WS 63" Wt 3.5 lb
Only raptor that dives into water to catch
fish...reversible outer toe can grasp fish
with two toes in front and two behind.
fish...reversible outer toe can grasp fish
with two toes in front and two behind.
Circle B Bar Reserve
near Lakeland
17Jan2017
Bowditch Point Park
22Jan2017
© 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
Caught a big fish