Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
After a brief hover, the osprey plunges feet-first into the water, often submerging completely. A reversible outer toe and rough, spiny soles help it keep a firm grip on slippery prey.
- Group
- Birds of Prey
- Photos
- 2
- Taken
- 2024
Profile: Osprey
- Family
- Ospreys (Pandionidae)
- Size
- 52–62 cm
- Wingspan
- approx. 127–174 cm
- Weight
- approx. 1.1–2.1 kg
- Habitat
- Lakes, rivers and coasts rich in fish; it breeds in large nests on tall trees or electricity pylons with open approach.
- Diet
- Almost exclusively fish, caught just below the water surface.
- When to see
- Long-distance migrant wintering mainly in Africa south of the Sahara; in Central Europe present from late March until late summer, with a few passage birds into November.
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