osprey

=Osprey=

**Osprey are large raptors with a black back and wings. This typical raptor is known for being seen with a fish in its mouth. Osprey have long wings, held with wingtips slightly angled backward.**



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Osprey are found in mostly watery, marshy areas, so that they can get fish for food. They are common breeders in warmer territories, such as near beaches, lakes and ponds. In this video, you see two Osprey making a nest near a beach, so they can catch fish for their young.

media type="custom" key="10979726" This is a video of an Osprey catching a fish at the 2008 PODS PGA Golf Tournament. The fish is so big, the Osprey had trouble getting the fish out of the water.



The Osprey lifespan is 30 years. In addition to there lifespan, their main diet is fish. They usually dive thirty to a hundred feet to get their food. They also use their specially designed gripped feet to carry the fish long distances back to the nest. The Osprey is sometimes mistaken for the Bald Eagle because they are roughly the same size and color. Since they are flying at a fast speed, it is hard to tell which is which.

**Hawk Mountain Osprey INFO**

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBEDSDIAuBE Osprey Call

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media type="youtube" key="JGSTuH07lYk" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="cBEDSDIAuBE" width="425" height="350" Info: Wingspan: 6'-6'6'' Length: 1'9-2'2 W-l ratio: 2.7:1 Weight: 2.5-4 lbs

67 year average best chance to see mid-to late September Record Year: 1990





The Osprey is sometimes confused with an eagle. The reason for this is they have similar shades of color. Even though they have simlar shades of color the diferences is the eagles feathers are brown. Plus the face of the eagle is white and its beak is yellow. The Ospreys have black beaks and a white head. Also there wings are black and not brown.



The osprey is one of the largest birds in North America. Bald Eagles steal there fish