An
osprey is a type of large bird of prey that has a white head and a wingspan of about 5-6 feet. They are known for their ability to catch fish by diving into the water feet-first.
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Since 2004, Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, with the essential support of volunteers and partner organizations, annually monitors the breeding activity of 80 pairs
of osprey on nearly 100 nesting platforms in Westport and Dartmouth, MA.
The species «depredated» at JFK, which lies just northeast of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife refuge in the New York City borough of Queens, included thousands of gulls, hundreds of starlings and mourning doves, and a smattering of more majestic species such
as ospreys and the American kestrel.
Explore the protected waters of Skidaway Narrows, admire eagles and
osprey soaring in the sky, and spot dolphins and otters!
After checking in at the Cooinda camping site, we drive to Yellow Water and take a stroll on the boardwalk, where we see herons, an ibis, a little frog, a stork and two
ospreys on their nest.
As we cruise beneath the soaring Rockies, view striking geological formations and waterfalls and watch
for osprey, mountain goats, and bears along the shores.
Elk, horses, deer, moose, bald eagles, hawks, turkey, and
ospreys make their home within Triple Creek Ranch's 26,700 acres.
I have only heard good things
from osprey and the bag is really light with loads of...
Viewing osprey nests, after getting a buttered roll and hot chocolate at the Barnes General Store with my father and sister.
A bald eagle will harass a
hunting osprey until the smaller raptor drops its prey in midair, where the eagle swoops it up.
Visit D'Estrees Bay
where Ospreys nest and kangaroos come out to graze.
Iona McNair is amazed when she spots a nest of
endangered ospreys, unseen for many years in Scotland.
You will enjoy your seven days diving at the world famous «Cod Hole», pristine «
osprey Reef» and the beautifully diverse «Ribbon Reefs».
When I
see ospreys now I am reminded of how good it is that little jeep and its cart are long retired.
Woodbridge is home to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge that is a natural habitat for various forms or animal —
like osprey and bald eagle — and plant life.
Over 60 species have been recorded at Turneffe
including ospreys, many species of heron, and the wonderfully named great breasted mango.
And they have been finding very few occasions where
ospreys go into the farm and perch in the wires or perch in the top of a telephone and predate.
However, Norell says the absence of any other bones suggests the skulls «were brought to the nest by adult [oviraptors] who had cleaned out a Velociraptor nest» and like
modern ospreys, brought their catch home to eat.
Since 1984, the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota has been
reintroducing ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) to the Twin Cities area.
Her work began reintroducing peregrine falcons in the Midwest and more
recently ospreys and peregrines in South Dakota.
Founder of the Environmental Defense Fund, his observations of
cracked osprey eggs on Long Island, New York, helped lead to the 1972 nationwide ban of the pesticide DDT.
Tell students that, according to The Environmental Defense Fund, the number of breeding pairs of peregrine falcons in the United States increased from 39 in 1975 to 993 in 1996; the number of bald eagles increased from 500 pairs in 1963 to 5,000 pairs in 1996; and the number of
ospreys increased from fewer than 8,000 breeding pairs in 1981 to 14,246 in 1994.
Or the fish, snakes and small mammals I regularly see the eagles and
osprey carrying from Lake Jesup?
Osprey are perhaps the most commonly spotted birds in the country, and electricity poles are often covered in nests made
by osprey.
Ospreys screech from the tallest trees and black hawks hunt the numerous crabs.
Often there are schools of fish under Colinda Cabanas pier which
attract Ospreys and Pelicans.
The riverbanks are home to all manner of birdlife including cormorants,
osprey eagles, ibises and cockatoos.
Aside from the
lone osprey who was working on her nest, we had this island all to ourselves and the water was perfect!
There is plenty of wildlife including wallabies, goannas, pelicans and
ospreys virtually at your doorstep.
The fauna on the island include the majestic white bellied sea eagle, and
smaller osprey soars above the cliffs and rocky shores and reefs.
With meals included, guests enjoy the relaxed and
intimate Ospreys Restaurant in an idyllic location overlooking the ocean.
A stunning location at the tip of Plumb Point with an expansive 400» of shore front where seals &
osprey abound.
The series launched in recent days with an introductory overview, a piece on
how ospreys have recovered from the DDT era but face new ills, and a report on troubles with puffins and other northern seabirds facing disrupted food webs and a changing climate.
Because DDT can thin the shells of their eggs to the cracking point, widespread use of the chemical almost
led ospreys and other raptors to extinction.
It also provides a feeding and resting area for large flocks of waterfowl and
osprey during migration.
Save the Eagles International (STEI) has posted photographs of raptors perched on nacelles or nonmoving blades, and
ospreys building a nest on a decommissioned turbine.
Not to mention the feet — if you see a
giant osprey - looking bird that has yellow feet, it's a bald eagle.
In the course of the standing issue Lord Hope talks
about ospreys — hence my title, but a bit more context first.
Your professional, experienced bilingual guides will give you a safety talk and paddling instruction, lifejackets, helmets & then you're off... Hopefully you'll get to see lots of wildlife like monkeys, sloths and tropical birds such
as ospreys, oropéndolas and toucans.
At the same time, we kept our eyes peeled
for ospreys and blue - footed boobies.
We are seeing pelican and sea lions feed everyday,
hunting osprey, harbour seals and more.