Osprey Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n
Pandion haliaetus<\/i><\/p>\n\n- Ospreys are very large hawks that are primarily brown and white with white heads, chests and a brown streak through the eyes.\u00a0 Their eyes are yellow as adult and orangish when they are immature. They have hooked beaks and light colored legs.<\/li>\n
- Ospreys occur nearly worldwide.<\/li>\n
- The majority of Ospreys in North America are migratory but there are resident populations in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, and Baja Peninsula in Mexico.<\/li>\n
- Ospreys are found near lakes, rivers, man made reservoirs, ponds, marshes and coastal areas that provide adequate nesting sites including trees and man made nesting platforms.<\/li>\n
- Ospreys are fish eaters.<\/li>\n
- Ospreys lay 1 to 4 eggs which hatch in 36 to 42 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.<\/li>\n
- Ospreys can live up to 25 years.<\/li>\n
- Osprey nicknames include fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I hope you enjoy viewing my Osprey photos. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>
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