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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Above and below: Photographed in southern Florida (2/2005).
Below: Photographed in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/17/2005).
Below: Young Osprey at Blackwater NWR, Maryland (8/22/2006).
Below: I can hardly leave my house any more without goofy birds flying in front of my lens and insisting they be on the Internet. Osprey at Jug Bay, P.G. Co., Maryland (6/24/2007).
Below: An Osprey drops off dinner for its three hungry teenagers - Jug Bay, P.G. Co., Maryland (6/24/2007).
Below: An Osprey beside the Whitehaven Ferry between Somerset and Wicomico Counties, Maryland (7/27/2007).
Below two: An Osprey breaking for lunch near Beauvue Ponds, St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/3/2008).
Below: An Osprey in flight at Elms Park, St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/3/2008).
Below: An Osprey strikes a pose at Sandy Point SP, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2008).
Below: An Osprey oversees operations at the Whitehaven Ferry, Maryland (7/27/2008).
Below: An Osprey feeding off Middle Hoooper Island, Maryland (5/8/2010).
Below: A juvenile Osprey off Point Lookout, Maryland (8/7/2010).
Below: An Osprey hovers before a plunge in Garrett Co., Maryland (4/30/2011).
Below: A juvenile Osprey (right) hangs with its parent (left) at Point Lookout SP, Maryland (9/3/2011). Both will soon depart for points south. Osprey migration is already well underway, and numbers will drop off significantly by the end of the month.
Below: An Osprey hunting over Ayres Creek, Worcester Co., Maryland (12/3/2011). Very nice December bird!
