Osprey in flight by danapommet

Photography • Animals • posted on Apr 12, 2010

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Description

Osprey (pandion haliaetus) is part of the hawk family. Length up to 25 inches (72 cm) and a wing span of up to 72 inches (183 cm). This looks like a male since the females have a prominent necklace of dark feathers. Info from the National Geographic Field Guide of Birds. Please ZOOM. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments. Dana

Comments (22)

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Faemike55

12:02AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Great shot of this one! I love watching them soar! We've a couple that nest near where I work and I look forwar to them returning to their nest.

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psyoshida

12:04AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

What a wing span, he glides so effortlessly. Gorgeous creature. Great capture.

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mgtcs

12:06AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Splendid shot Dana, a wonderful POV, gorgeous work!

whaleman

12:22AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Great shot! And thanks for the information; I didn't know their sex can be identified in that manner. I've gotta read those books more often!

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Katraz

1:12AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Nice shot its always difficult to get detail in flying birds, this one looks a bit like the Red Kites that we see around here, my friend was lucky to see one drop in on a pigeon in her garden , the pigeon was not so lucky though.

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Iceshark39

1:54AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Wow...really exceptional shot of such a beautiful bird. One of my favorite birds of prey.

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mariogiannecchini

2:22AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Bella cattura , Dana , ho avuto la fortuna ,una settimana fa , di vederlo all'opera nei suoi tuffi in acqua per artigliare la preda, spettacolare ! Beautiful capture, Dana, I was lucky, a week ago to see him work in his dives into the water to claw their prey, spectacular!

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DAVER2112

6:41AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Excellent shot Dana!!!!!

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flavia49

6:43AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

fantastic capture!!

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alessimarco

8:24AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Magnificent bird...great capture!

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MrsRatbag

8:24AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Wonderful capture!

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0rest4wicked

10:38AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Looks like he is on the hunt, nice shot. How common are Osprey in FL?

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kbrog

10:39AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Great capture! I love in-flight shots. :)

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moochagoo

11:34AM | Tue, 13 April 2010

A beautiful capture :)

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jendellas

1:19PM | Tue, 13 April 2010

WOW in zoom is amazing, fabulous to see all the wing span, you could almost touch him!!!!!

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sandra46

4:21PM | Tue, 13 April 2010

fantastic capture great shot

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adrie

4:47PM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Wonderful capture my friend, nice shot.

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goodoleboy

7:12PM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Cool capture of the avian, seeking its prey down below, Dana. I'm amazed at the stunning six foot wingspan of these and similar waterfowl.

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Chipka

11:36PM | Tue, 13 April 2010

Ospreys are among my favorite birds, so much so that I named a class of starship after them, but the world has yet to read of "Osprey class cruisers" but hopefully I'll get my act together and finish the piece of fiction inspired by those birds. Since I love those birds, there's no way I'd fail to like this picture! The details are amazing, especially zoomed. I particularly like the faint whispers of light shining through the wing feathers. Brilliant!

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