Osprey

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Falconiformes     Family: Osprey (Pandionidae)

One of the first posts I made in this blog was a picture of a highline tower with two nests in it. One nest was above the other (http://naturesplaceimages.blogspot.com/2013/02/double-decker-nests.html). When I went back last week I found an Osprey sitting on the top nest, the bottom nest was empty.

The Osprey eats live fish almost exclusively. After they catch a fish they turn it headfirst for the flight back to the nest. Their feet have four toes, one if which is reversible so prey can be gripped with either three toes forward and one backward, or two toes forward and two backward. Except for Antarctica, they can be found on every continent in the world.