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Did a little sightseeing tour on Jekyll Island, when I saw Osprey Nest on Google Maps.
Well, so let’s check it out I thought.
And yes there where actually 2 Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) housing.
Funny to see that on Google Maps!
Osprey Nest, Jekyll Island, Georgia USA 15-07-2026
The osprey, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
Fiskeörn, Fiskeørn, Flodörn
Fischaar, Fischadler, Fischhabicht, Flussadler
American Osprey, Fish Hawk
Águila calzada, Águila de Mar, Aguila Pescadora, Águila Pescadora, Áquila pescadora, Gavilán Pescador, Guincho
Aigle botté, Aigle pêcheur, Balbuzard, Balbuzard fluviatile, Balbuzard pêcheur
Burung Elang Tiram, Elang ikan, Elang laut burik, Elang Tiram, Kwéa
Aquila balbuzardus, Aquila fluviatilis, Falco Haliaetus, Ichthyaetus piscivorus, Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus], Pandion albigulare, Pandion haliaetus, Pandion haliaëtus, Pandion haliaetus haliaetus
Visarend, Visch-Arend