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Life on the Osprey time

OSPREY - READ THE STORY
:: OSPREY - READ THE STORY :: 		OSPREY (PANDION HALIAETUS): NOTES ON UNKNOWN AND POORLY STUDIED BEHAVIORS - 2009 paper; additional photo documentation
:: OSPREY (PANDION HALIAETUS): NOTES ON UNKNOWN AND POORLY STUDIED BEHAVIORS - 2009 paper; additional photo documentation :: 		First record of Osprey taking blue crab
:: First record of Osprey taking blue crab :: 		Osprey strikes large blue crab - crab fights back and gets free
:: Osprey strikes large blue crab - crab fights back and gets free :: 		Osprey catching two fish in one dive — one in each talon
:: Osprey catching two fish in one dive — one in each talon ::
Osprey - Portraits
:: Osprey - Portraits :: 		Osprey - Sideways Vision
:: Osprey - Sideways Vision :: 		Osprey - Unique adaptation - Feet
:: Osprey - Unique adaptation - Feet :: 		Osprey - Unique adaptation - Closable nostrils
:: Osprey - Unique adaptation - Closable nostrils :: 		Osprey - Eye colors: adult & young
:: Osprey - Eye colors: adult & young ::
Osprey - Courtship Display - Sky Dance a.k.a. Fish-Flight
:: Osprey - Courtship Display - Sky Dance a.k.a. Fish-Flight :: 		Osprey - Copulation attempts
:: Osprey - Copulation attempts :: 		Osprey: Pair copulation attempt shortly after courtship feeding
:: Osprey: Pair copulation attempt shortly after courtship feeding :: 		Osprey: EPC - Trying to attempt copulation by a stranger male - female refusal
:: Osprey: EPC - Trying to attempt copulation by a stranger male - female refusal :: 		Osprey - copulation (cloacal kiss) - on perch
:: Osprey - copulation (cloacal kiss) - on perch ::
Osprey - Collecting nest materials: breaking off sticks
:: Osprey - Collecting nest materials: breaking off sticks :: 		Osprey - Transporting nest material: sticks
:: Osprey - Transporting nest material: sticks :: 		Osprey - Adding material to the nest: sticks
:: Osprey - Adding material to the nest: sticks :: 		Osprey - Transporting nest material: seagrass
:: Osprey - Transporting nest material: seagrass :: 		Osprey - Adding material to the nest: seagrass
:: Osprey - Adding material to the nest: seagrass ::
Osprey - Transporting nest material: grass stems
:: Osprey - Transporting nest material: grass stems :: 		Osprey - Female begging call for food
:: Osprey - Female begging call for food :: 		Osprey - Courtship feeding
:: Osprey - Courtship feeding :: 		Osprey - Nest: 3 Eggs
:: Osprey - Nest: 3 Eggs :: 		Osprey - Nest: 1 Egg and 2 Chicks
:: Osprey - Nest: 1 Egg and 2 Chicks ::
Osprey - Hatchlings
:: Osprey - Hatchlings :: 		Osprey - feeding chicks (1-7 day old)
:: Osprey - feeding chicks (1-7 day old) :: 		Osprey - feeding chicks (2.5 weeks old)
:: Osprey - feeding chicks (2.5 weeks old) :: 		Osprey - Bringing fish to the nest: female
:: Osprey - Bringing fish to the nest: female :: 		Osprey - Feeding chicks - about 6 weeks old
:: Osprey - Feeding chicks - about 6 weeks old ::
Osprey - Chick: defecation over the edge of the nest
:: Osprey - Chick: defecation over the edge of the nest :: 		Osprey - juveniles on nest in rain
:: Osprey - juveniles on nest in rain :: 		Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - wing flapping
:: Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - wing flapping :: 		Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - jumping
:: Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - jumping :: 		Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - hovering above nest
:: Osprey juvenile one day before fledging - hovering above nest ::
Osprey - fledging day - 1st flight: last moment before taking off - Flight #1 of 11
:: Osprey - fledging day - 1st flight: last moment before taking off - Flight #1 of 11 :: 		Osprey fledgling - first take off
:: Osprey fledgling - first take off :: 		Osprey fledgling - first flight
:: Osprey fledgling - first flight :: 		Osprey fledgling - first landing
:: Osprey fledgling - first landing :: 		Osprey fledgling - other first day flights
:: Osprey fledgling - other first day flights ::
Osprey fledgling - first night after fledging
:: Osprey fledgling - first night after fledging :: 		Osprey - Perching
:: Osprey - Perching :: 		Osprey - On the wing
:: Osprey - On the wing :: 		Osprey - on the wing - in rain
:: Osprey - on the wing - in rain :: 		Osprey - Hunting in the rain
:: Osprey - Hunting in the rain ::
Osprey - Hovering
:: Osprey - Hovering :: 		Osprey - Mid-air Maneuvers
:: Osprey - Mid-air Maneuvers :: 		Osprey -Watching prey
:: Osprey -Watching prey :: 		Osprey - Exercising feet before attack
:: Osprey - Exercising feet before attack :: 		Osprey - Dive - Controlling speed
:: Osprey - Dive - Controlling speed ::
Osprey - Ready to strike
:: Osprey - Ready to strike :: 		Osprey - Dive - Touch-time
:: Osprey - Dive - Touch-time :: 		Osprey dives - estimated average speed
:: Osprey dives - estimated average speed :: 		Osprey - Dive - Going under the water
:: Osprey - Dive - Going under the water :: 		Osprey - Dive - Coming out of the water
:: Osprey - Dive - Coming out of the water ::
Osprey - In water shake
:: Osprey - In water shake :: 		Osprey - Getting airborne
:: Osprey - Getting airborne :: 		Osprey - Aerial Shake
:: Osprey - Aerial Shake :: 		Osprey - Flights with fish
:: Osprey - Flights with fish :: 		Osprey - Eating fish
:: Osprey - Eating fish ::
Osprey tearing off a fish flesh by biting and twisting
:: Osprey tearing off a fish flesh by biting and twisting :: 		Osprey removing fish leftovers from its beak using a head shake
:: Osprey removing fish leftovers from its beak using a head shake :: 		Osprey - Defecation - on the perch
:: Osprey - Defecation - on the perch :: 		Osprey - Defecation - on the wing
:: Osprey - Defecation - on the wing :: 		Osprey - Casting a pellet
:: Osprey - Casting a pellet ::
Osprey juvenile - casting pellet
:: Osprey juvenile - casting pellet :: 		Osprey - Checking and cleaning feet
:: Osprey - Checking and cleaning feet :: 		Osprey - Hunting from the perch
:: Osprey - Hunting from the perch :: 		Osprey - Hunting together
:: Osprey - Hunting together :: 		Osprey - Drying out on the ground
:: Osprey - Drying out on the ground ::
Osprey - On ground shake
:: Osprey - On ground shake :: 		Osprey - Wing flapping
:: Osprey - Wing flapping :: 		Osprey - ‘bathing’ dive
:: Osprey - ‘bathing’ dive :: 		Osprey - Dragging feet in the water
:: Osprey - Dragging feet in the water :: 		Osprey bathing
:: Osprey bathing ::
Osprey - Drying out on the perch
:: Osprey - Drying out on the perch :: 		Osprey - Preening
:: Osprey - Preening :: 		Osprey - On perch shake
:: Osprey - On perch shake :: 		Osprey - Landing on the perch
:: Osprey - Landing on the perch :: 		Osprey - Head scratching
:: Osprey - Head scratching ::
Osprey: Comfort movements - adult - full body stretch
:: Osprey: Comfort movements - adult - full body stretch :: 		Osprey - Leg and Wing Stretch
:: Osprey - Leg and Wing Stretch :: 		Osprey - Sleeping
:: Osprey - Sleeping :: 		Osprey - Landing with fish
:: Osprey - Landing with fish :: 		Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Locking Talons and falling into Death Spiral #1
:: Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Locking Talons and falling into Death Spiral #1 ::
Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Locking Talons and falling into Death Spiral #2
:: Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Locking Talons and falling into Death Spiral #2 :: 		Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: defensive mid-air flick with outstretched talons
:: Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: defensive mid-air flick with outstretched talons :: 		Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Aerial Attacks
:: Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Aerial Attacks :: 		Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Deadly Fights
:: Osprey – Intraspecific Interactions: Deadly Fights :: 		Osprey - Natural Enemies - Raccoon
:: Osprey - Natural Enemies - Raccoon ::
Osprey - Natural Enemies - Crows
:: Osprey - Natural Enemies - Crows :: 		Osprey - Crow - Interspecific Interactions: American Crow harassing Osprey
:: Osprey - Crow - Interspecific Interactions: American Crow harassing Osprey :: 		Osprey - Natural Enemies - Bald Eagle
:: Osprey - Natural Enemies - Bald Eagle :: 		Osprey - Bald Eagle - Interspecific Interactions: defending nest territory - Male Osprey attacking and chasing Bald Eagle pair
:: Osprey - Bald Eagle - Interspecific Interactions: defending nest territory - Male Osprey attacking and chasing Bald Eagle pair :: 		Osprey - Natural Enemies - Great Horned Owl
:: Osprey - Natural Enemies - Great Horned Owl ::
Osprey - Nests - Natural settings
:: Osprey - Nests - Natural settings :: 		Osprey - Nests in natural landscape
:: Osprey - Nests in natural landscape :: 		Osprey - Nests - Artificial settings
:: Osprey - Nests - Artificial settings :: 		Quiz 1
:: Quiz 1 :: 		Osprey - Behavior - Animations
:: Osprey - Behavior - Animations ::
Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus
:: Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus ::

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