A bird! It eats fish.
It lives at the water.
It can fly over the water.
Then it dives in!
Its feet grab fish.
A big nest of sticks.
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Ospreys: How does an osprey catch fish?
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Sources
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pandion_haliaetus/
- https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/osprey
- https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/Osprey
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/osprey
- https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/osprey
- https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Osprey
- https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/osprey.aspx
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