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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
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Photo: Lee School Board Env. Education
Body- white with dark wings and back,
23"
Bill Description-dark, hooked
Leg Color- white
Other Characteristics-wrist patch and eye stripe
Status- throughout Florida
Reproduction-3 eggs, high large stick nest
Distribution-breeds southeastern and western coastal
areas, and northern states. Some migrate to Central and South
America, others stay all year in southern Florida.
Habitat-coastal, large water bodies
Diet-mostly fish, amphibians, reptiles
Call-sharp whistle cries, repeated
Fun facts -declined rapidly in the mid-1900's,
likely due to DDT, conservation programs
(nest platforms) are restoring populations
-Greek myth of Pandion, whose two daughters were turned into birds
(swallow, nightingale) and chased by a man turned into a hawk, haliaetus
Greek for "sea eagle".
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