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Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Balbuzard pêcheur

Osprey — The Osprey has one of the largest ranges of any species of bird, being found on every continent except Antarctica. There are several races of which the one I painted is native to North America. Here, in Ontario, it is quite common; I have even seen them catching fish in urban ornamental ponds. Many populations are quite migratory, moving well south (even into the southern hemisphere) of freezing conditions. So far as I know there is no northward winter migration of populations in the southern hemisphere, although some such populations are essentially non-migratory.

Reproduction prohibited without prior permission. © Barry Kent Mackay

The species

Classification

Order : Accipitriformes
Family : Pandionidae
Species : Osprey

Species photos

The photo

O.Net reference : bkma53515
Author : Barry Kent Mackay

Photo details

Date : 2008
Country : Canada (ca)
Region : Ontario
Location : Markham Markham
Lat. : 43° 52' 1'' North
Lng. : 79° 16' 1'' West

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