TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Osprey Hunting Osprey- Pandion haliaetus Osprey- Pandion haliaetus, Order FALCONIFORMES - Family ACCIPITRIDAE - Subfamily Pandioninae. This birds was spotted above Acton Lake in early May. (Photo: May 2, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5 5.6 L IS USM) "So,..... Ospreys are one of the largest birds of prey in North America. They eat fish. Ospreys are found on all continents except Antarctica." Here is a photo of a HUGE osprey nest in the Bahamas! Here is a QUICKTIME movie of pelicans and hunting ospreys in Florida. For more Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Osprey_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.