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Birders

elleng

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7. Same vis a vis gender, female osprey larger than males.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 10, 2021, 03:26 PM

Aug 2021

Size: Osprey have an average 59- to 70-inch wingspan and weigh 3-4 pounds. ... The bald eagle is one of the largest birds in North America, with an average 80-inch wingspan and weighing 6.5 to almost 14 pounds. 2. Diet: Osprey eat a diet of about 99 percent fish, usually 4-12 inches long.Nov 15, 2017

Here's a juvenile osprey; don't know gender. Fledged a few weeks ago.

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Eagle? [View all] elleng Aug 2021 OP

Looks like one secondwind Aug 2021 #1

Yes it is!... MiHale Aug 2021 #2

Thanks. Have seen them around here (southern MD) past years, elleng Aug 2021 #4

No Havanese around here, but neighbors have Westies. elleng Aug 2021 #8

All Roscoe needs to see is the shadows then he's off and running MiHale Aug 2021 #9

Sure is! 2naSalit Aug 2021 #3

Similar to osprey, size-wise. elleng Aug 2021 #5

I was just pondering that... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #6

Same vis a vis gender, female osprey larger than males. elleng Aug 2021 #7