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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with fish, Southern California.

Canon Rebel T3i. Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are large birds, standing 21 to 24 in. tall and having a wing span of up to approximately 6 ft. They are dark brown above with white stomach and legs below. The head is white with dark speckles on the crown and a dark brown line through the eye. Two of the best field marks of the osprey are that it flies with crooked or “M”—shaped wings and has dark carpal patches on the under wing. It is the only raptor that actually plunges into the water, entering feet first to catch fish with its talons. The soles of the feet have sharp spiny projections, an adaptation that allows a firm grip on slippery fish. Wilmington, North Carolina USA. Thank you for looking at my Photography!!! Cynthia

A frame by frame drawing of an osprey diving to catch a fish in the water. You can see how the wings extend and then fold back as it reaches with its talons for the fish jus below the surface.

An Osprey flying. The Osprey is a very cool raptor, considered the “King of Birds” in Buddhism, and often representing the mythical Thunderbird in Native American art. This beautiful bird of prey is also called “Sea Hawk” or “Fish Hawk”, because they eat fish almost exclusively, and can be seen frequently flying over the ocean, lakes, and rivers.

This is my original artwork of two osprey fishing near a dock on the Atlantic Ocean coast near the Georgia islands.

An osprey feeding on a large barbel in a deadwood tree. Created with pastels on Pastelmat card.

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