Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Proudly perching Osprey

I was at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk county, Florida when I took this wildlife picture of a perched Osprey in early February of  2015. The Osprey's Latin name is Pandion Haliaetus, though it is frequently called a Sea Hawk, Fish Hawk, or Fish Eagle to name a few nicknames. This large predatory bird is specially adapted for catching fish, unlike the Bald Eagle, which fishes sometimes but has a much more varied diet. The talons on the Osprey Bird have adapted in to a circular shape that makes it much easier to hold onto wriggling fish. Another name for predatory birds is Raptor.

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