Birds of prey · Netherlands
Osprey
Visarend · Pandion haliaetus
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Feet first into the water
The Osprey lives almost entirely on fish. It circles over the water, hangs for a moment on beating wings, then drops and hits the surface feet first, vanishing in spray before lifting off with a fish in its talons.
It is dark above and white below, with a dark stripe through the eye. In autumn most European Ospreys leave for Africa, returning each spring to their nests in the north.
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