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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
33.0665, -96.9608
Field Notes
Description:
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. Ospreys search for fish by flying on steady wingbeats and bowed wings or circling high in the sky over relatively shallow water. They often hover briefly before diving, feet first, to grab a fish. You can often clearly see an Osprey's catch in its talons as the bird carries it back to a nest or perch.
Habitat:
This Osprey has been hunting just below the Lake Lewisville dam on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. This area is part of Lake Lewisville Environmental Learn Area (LLELA).
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