Osprey
Ospreys can be found close to water since 99% of their diet is fish and they are super fishers. They hunt by diving into the water from 30 to 100 feet in the air. Plunging into the water to snag a fish. Once caught they orient the fish so that it is head first to make flying easier.
Ospreys have been confused for the American Bald Eagle. But ospreys have a brown strip running to their eyes. Ospreys have a white chest and belly whereas the eagle has a brown chest and belly. Osprey has brown tail feathers not white.
Eagles have been know to attack an osprey with a catch, once the osprey drops the catch the eagle will snag it out of the air.
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Nest are often on rocky outcroppings or artificial platforms like power pole platforms. Nest are often reused. |
| Both osprey parents will incubate the eggs, with the female doing most of the setting while the male provides food. |  |
To compare these Ospreys to the Bald Eagle look at the above picture once again and then click here to check out the Bald Eagle
