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OSPREY BEHAVIOR AND ADAPTATION { 25 images } Created 22 Feb 2017

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  • Osprey hunting in flight, looking down, blue sky background, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey makes vertical take-off with powerful wings, blue sky background. © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey raises wings to takeoff from top of tree, blue sky background. © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey settling in top of tree, blue sky background, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey vocalizing, with nictating membrane over eye, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey pauses from preening, visually checking surroundings with head at an unusual angle, giving away long flexible neck, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey's head seems out of position during preening, giving away a highly flexible neck, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey carefully rubs eyelid with curved upper side of talon, © 2015 David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey carefully rubs eyelid with curved upper side of talon, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey perched in mangrove forest, rubbing eyelid with curved part of talon, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey perched in mangrove forest, looking down intently, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey scratching his head while perched on mangrove branch, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey perched in mangrove forest, one foot raised, looking forward intently, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey flies up from pond after capturing a fish, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey flies up from pond after capturing a fish, with a research band visible on its leg, © David A. Ponton
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  • Close view of osprey flying up from pond after capturing a fish, showing long legs and water drops shaking out of its feathers, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey flies up from pond after capturing a fish, gripping the fish with both feet and aligning it with the flight direction, with a research band visible on one leg, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey floats in water after striking a fish, an unusual pause before flying out, © David A. Ponton
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  • Primary wing feathers bend as osprey starts a powerful back stroke of its wings to fly up from a pond after capturing a fish, © David A. Ponton
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  • Nictating membrane blinks over eye of osprey as it flies up from pond after catching a fish, protecting the eye while enabling some visibility by being semi transparent. © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey flies up from pond after capturing a fish, gripping it with just one foot. The nictating membrane can be seen to be transparent, enabling some visibility while protecting the eye. A research band is on one leg, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey taking off from perch in mangrove forest, Florida, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey landing, getting  grip on perch, Florida, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey landing, talons spread ready to grip the perch, Florida, © David A. Ponton
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  • Osprey landing, talons spread ready to grip, Florida, © David A. Ponton
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