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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Photo by Matt M
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Field Notes

Description:

It has a brown back with a white and black head. Its preferred food is fish.

Habitat:

Ospreys live throughout the world. They are most common around coastlines.

Notes:

This osprey nested on a nesting post constructed in a salt marsh.

Reference Links:

Osprey - Pandion cristatus - Overview, Osprey

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