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Osprey

Pandion holiaetus

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Description:

Osprey is about 24" (60 cm) with up to a 5 1/2 foot wingspan. Large-eagle-like bird with white chest and belly, black back. White head with a black streak through the eyes. It is the only raptor that plunges into water feet first to catch fish.

Habitat:

This osprey was perched in a tree overlooking the pond at Muddy run Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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