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Also known as the fish hawk, ospreys are raptors that are well adapted for fishing. The birds have long legs and large feet with specialized barbs on the pads, hooked talons, and a reversible outer toe. This allows them to easily grasp fish with two toes …

Osprey have a worldwide distribution, being found at some time in their life cycle on every continent except Antarctica. They are found breeding in Scotland, and from Scandinavia across northern Europe and Asia to the Pacific.

The osprey (/ ˈɒspri, - preɪ /; [2] Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings.

Jun 10, 2020 · This makes the osprey incredibly unique, being the only bird of prey that thrives worldwide with very little biological difference between the ones that live in Vietnam, Nigeria, Sweden, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Northern China, Kazakhstan, Peru, Cuba, or Portugal and the ones that live in the Pacific Northwest.

Two ospreys have become mascots of the town since the pair's arrival in 1994. Their nest, built on a 90-foot power pole near the twin bridges over the Willamette River, could be seen by many commuters on their way in and out of town.

Ospreys are very large, distinctively shaped hawks. Despite their size, their bodies are slender, with long, narrow wings and long legs. Ospreys fly with a marked kink in their wings, making an M-shape when seen from below. Smaller than a Bald Eagle; larger and longer-winged than a …

Its distribution is cosmopolitan, occurring on all continents but Antarctica (Winkler et al. 2020). In North America, its breeding range includes much of Alaska and Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and extends down the coasts to Baja California and through the Caribbean (Winkler et al. 2020).

Osprey are one of the most widely distributed birds of prey. Osprey are found on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica. Not only are ospreys confused with bald eagles, the two raptors share similar habitat and can end up competing for food.

Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming.