Labels:bird | earth | osprey | plant | sky | tree OCR: Osprey Pandion haliaeetus The Osprey popularly called "Fish Hawk" IS one of the most widely distributed birds JO prey in the . It inhabits continent except Antarctica pue is usually found near water. One reason for its success is its highly adapted abilty to hun fish in a manner no other raptor has It has number of unusual adapta ations such a reversible foot pue spiny pads for catching pue holding fish pue unusual feathers which are water-resistant The top predator in an orenbe food chain pue I hence susceptible to biological magnification of pesl ticides such as DDT which causes egg shell thinning pue thus reproductive failure The Osprey larger e ueui buteo and smaller abea ue The female slightly larger than the male Averages: wingspan 58-70 in. length -26 weight t male 3.2 b female 3.9 ...
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