Gotcha! © 2010, oil on canvas 80 x 90 cm
Habitat marked for the Baltic Sea only
Osprey
Family Pandionidae
Description
The Osprey, also known as Sea Hawk, is the only raptor (a bird of prey with sharp talons/claws) whose outer toe is reversible, allowing it to grasp its prey with 2 toes in front and 2 behind. The tail is short and the wings are long and narrow with finger-like feathers that gives it a very distinctive appearance. In flight, the Osprey has arched wings and drooping "hands", giving it a gull-like appearance.
Color
The upper parts are a deep, glossy brown, while the chest is white and sometimes streaked with brown, and the underparts are pure white. The head is white with a dark mask across the eyes, reaching to the sides of the neck.
Average size
60-65 cm/1,2-2 kg, wingspan 145-170 cm.
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Family Pandionidae
Description
The Osprey, also known as Sea Hawk, is the only raptor (a bird of prey with sharp talons/claws) whose outer toe is reversible, allowing it to grasp its prey with 2 toes in front and 2 behind. The tail is short and the wings are long and narrow with finger-like feathers that gives it a very distinctive appearance. In flight, the Osprey has arched wings and drooping "hands", giving it a gull-like appearance.
Color
The upper parts are a deep, glossy brown, while the chest is white and sometimes streaked with brown, and the underparts are pure white. The head is white with a dark mask across the eyes, reaching to the sides of the neck.
Average size
60-65 cm/1,2-2 kg, wingspan 145-170 cm.
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Latin = Pandion haliaetus
Species' local name
 English:Osprey / Sea hawk |
 Svenska:Fiskgjuse |
 Suomi:Sääksi |
 По-русски: Скопа |
 Esti:Kalakotkas |
 Lietuviškai:Erelis žuvininkas |
 Latviešu:Jūras vanags |
 Polski:Rybołów |
 German:Fishadler |
 Dansk:Fiskeørn |