Osprey And Blue Sky
by Cynthia Guinn
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Osprey And Blue Sky
Artist
Cynthia Guinn
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Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are large birds, standing 21 to 24 in. tall and having a wing span of up to approximately 6 ft. They are dark brown above with white stomach and
legs below. The head is white with dark speckles on the crown and a dark brown
line through the eye. Two of the best field marks of the osprey are that it flies
with crooked or “M”—shaped wings and has dark carpal patches on the under
wing. It is the only raptor that actually plunges into the water, entering feet
first to catch fish with its talons. The soles of the feet have sharp spiny projections,
an adaptation that allows a firm grip on slippery fish.
Wilmington, North Carolina USA.
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