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- osprey 1
plural ospreys
1
: a large fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) with long wings that is dark brown above and mostly pure white below
2
: a feather trimming used for millinery
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Learn why Worster Lake is a great stop-over habitat for migratory birds and why ospreys have chosen to call Potato Creek their home.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
Everything eats them, including ospreys, bald eagles, striped bass, tuna, largemouth bass, and great blue herons.
—William Hyatt, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Spy on ospreys in Newport Beach The Back Bay Science Center along upper Newport Bay opens its teaching lab, touch tanks and nature trails to the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
Everything eats them, including ospreys, bald eagles, striped bass, tuna, largemouth bass, and great blue herons.
—William Hyatt, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Spy on ospreys in Newport Beach The Back Bay Science Center along upper Newport Bay opens its teaching lab, touch tanks and nature trails to the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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“Osprey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osprey. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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