Texas
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
(L 23" WS 63" WT 3.5 lb)
Only bird of prey that exclusively
eats live fish...holds the fish
aerodynamically forward.
eats live fish...holds the fish
aerodynamically forward.
So. Padre Island Bird-
ing & Nature Ctr
ing & Nature Ctr
29Oct10
The sailing osprey high is seen to soar,
With broad unmoving wing, and, circling slow,
Marks each loose straggler in the deep below ;
Sweeps down like lightning ! plunges with a roar !
And bears his struggling victim to the shore.
(Alexander Wilson)
SPECIES
STATUS IS
ENDANGERED IN
ILLINOIS
STATUS IS
ENDANGERED IN
ILLINOIS
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Pandion is after a king of
Athens whose daughters were
turned into birds; haliaetus in
Greek means sea eagle.
Athens whose daughters were
turned into birds; haliaetus in
Greek means sea eagle.
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Society
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