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Pandion haliaetus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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28.0794, -82.8314

Field Notes

Habitat:

Their habitat includes almost any expanse of shallow, fish-filled water, including rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons, swamps, and marshes. They use open, usually elevated nest sites free from predatory mammals.

Notes:

Lots of them nesting in the area. Here is one who had caught a young barracuda. There was another nearby with the back half of a Mahi-mahi. The one in flight likely not the same bird.

Reference Links:

Osprey Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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