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- osprey 1
plural ospreys
1
: a large fish-eating hawk (Pandion haliaetus) with long wings that is dark brown above and mostly pure white below
2
: a feather trimming used for millinery
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Herons, ospreys, black-necked stilts and American avocets.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Visitors can also check out the outdoor osprey cam and maybe even see the bay’s resident osprey couple teaching their chick to fledge the nest.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Read on for more, including a look at Florida's endangered panthers and a story about why osprey chicks around the Chesapeake Bay face an uncertain future.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
In one, a troubled man hopes an osprey will lead him to gold at the mouth of the Russian River.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Visitors can also check out the outdoor osprey cam and maybe even see the bay’s resident osprey couple teaching their chick to fledge the nest.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Read on for more, including a look at Florida's endangered panthers and a story about why osprey chicks around the Chesapeake Bay face an uncertain future.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
In one, a troubled man hopes an osprey will lead him to gold at the mouth of the Russian River.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
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“Osprey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osprey. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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