Likewise he gives a good description of an Osprey fishing, but adds the mythical detail that the bird has one webbed foot.

Alabama ’ s birds include Golden and Bald Eagles, Osprey and other hawks, Yellow-shafted Flickers, and Black-and-white Warblers.

* Pandion ( genus ), genus of birds of prey with a single member: the Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus )

The Osprey differs in several respects from other diurnal birds of prey.

Occasionally, the Osprey may prey on rodents, rabbits, hares, amphibians, other birds, and small reptiles.

European birds may also winter in South Asia, an Osprey ringed in Norway has been recovered in western India.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the main threats to Osprey populations were egg collectors and hunting of the adults along with other birds of prey, but Osprey populations declined drastically in many areas in the 1950s and 1960s ; this appeared to be in part due to the toxic effects of insecticides such as DDT on reproduction.

Along with the kestrels, kites and Osprey, this is one of the few birds of prey to hover regularly.

There are numerous carnivorous birds in the area, notable ones are: Osprey, Short-toed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Lanner Falcon and the Peregrine Falcon.

Other birds found here include Lapwing, Coot, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Teal, Wigeon, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe and, most notably, Osprey, which were re-introduced to the area during 1996.

A number of birds are listed as vulnerable or threatened including the Magpie Goose, Blue-billed Duck, Freckled Duck, Australasian Bittern, Brolga, Painted Snipe, Osprey, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Turquoise Parrot, Square-tailed Kite and Major Mitchell's Cockatoo.

Other birds found on Andros include the West Indian Woodpecker, the Loggerhead Kingbird, La Sagra's Flycatcher, the Greater Antillean Pewee, the Bahama Mockingbird, The Red-legged Thrush, the Thick-billed Vireo, the Black-whiskered Vireo, the Olive-capped Warbler, the Black-cowled Oriole, the Greater Antillean Bullfinch, the Black-faced Grassquit, the Melodious Grassquit, the Least Grebe, Olivaceous Cormorant, the Flamingo, the Bahama Pintail, Osprey, Kestel, Sooty Tern, Roseate Tern, Noddy Tern, White-crowned Pigeon, Zenaida Dove, White-bellied Dove, the Smooth-billed Ani and the Cuban Emerald Hummingbird.

Blue Grouse, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Bewick's Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Northern Pygmy-owl, and Hermit Thrush are among the more than 112 species of birds that have been observed in the park.

Water hunting birds like the Osprey or Kingfishers can be found near water, perched in a snag tree, or feeding upon their fish catch.

It would also hopefully create the right conditions for the return of the Osprey and the White-tailed Eagle as breeding birds.

The Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ), sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey.

The Osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind.

The origins of Osprey are obscure ; the word itself was first recorded around 1460, derived via the Anglo-French ospriet and the Medieval Latin avis prede " bird of prey ," from the Latin avis praedæ though the Oxford English Dictionary notes a connection with the Latin ossifraga or " bone breaker " of Pliny the Elder.

Possibly because of the banning of DDT in many countries in the early 1970s, together with reduced persecution, the Osprey, as well as other affected bird of prey species, have made significant recoveries.

Birds of prey which appear in winter are the: White-bellied Sea Eagle, Osprey, Harriers and Peregrine Falcons.

Besides the ubiquitous helicopter, there are currently two types of VTOL aircraft in military service: craft using a tiltrotor, such as the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, and aircraft using directed jet thrust such as the Harrier family.

The four 18-hole golf courses are the Palm ( 4½ Stars ), the Magnolia ( 4 Stars ), Lake Buena Vista ( 4 Stars ) and Osprey Ridge ( 4½ Stars ).

A variety of special operations aircraft are stationed at Cannon, including the MC-130W Combat Spear, AC-130H Spectre, MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, CV-22 Osprey and several versions of light and medium transport aviation aircraft.

Besides the ubiquitous helicopter, there are currently two types of VTOL aircraft in military service: craft using a tiltrotor, such as the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, and aircraft using directed jet thrust such as the Harrier family.

Examples of such dinghies are the International Flying Dutchman, the International 505, the Jet 14, the Fireball, the Osprey, the Javelin and the International 470.

*** Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) and Northern Crested Caracara ( Caracara plancus ) are two living members of the Raptor family.

* Raptors: Turkey Vulture, Osprey, White-tailed Kite, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle ( the eagles are not common, but there is a chance of seeing them ).

A few of the common animal and bird species seen along the river are American black bear, North American river otter, black-tailed deer, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Water Ouzel, and Canada Goose.

However, as they are nearing their Landing Zone at Black Mesa, airborne alien creatures attack the Osprey formation, causing Shephard's Osprey to crash land.

These newer facilities are home to CV-22 Osprey operations of the 413th Flight Test Squadron of the 46th Test Wing, and the recently retired MH-53J Pave Low III and MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter.

Although the majority of students reside off-campus, there are currently six areas of on-campus housing, including the five-story Osprey Fountains which opened in 2009.

All of the events Osprey Productions has are free for students and their friends at UNF.

The University of North Florida has six areas of on-campus housing, three of which offer similar, suite / efficiency-like rooms: The Crossings, Osprey Landing, and Osprey Cove ; each of these are designed for triple occupancy but currently only house two residents.

Osprey Hall, The Crossings, Osprey Landing, and Osprey Cove are designated for freshmen although upperclassmen live there as well, while Osprey Village is an upperclassmen residence.

While Quebecor's main website continues to identify Osprey as a separate subsidiary from Sun Media, most of the former Osprey newspapers ' individual websites now indicate ownership by Sun Media, containing no references to Osprey at all, while Sun Media's website indicates direct ownership of Osprey's daily newspapers but makes no mention of the community weeklies.

Her column has now been syndicated to 31 newspapers in both Canada and the United States, including the Chicago Sun-Times and most of Osprey Media's Ontario dailies.

Similarly, an F-22 pilot may hover his jet in the air with the nose pointed straight up, a Harrier or Osprey pilot may perform a vertical landing or vertical takeoff, and so on.

During the night of February 10, 2010, the Sichem Osprey, a Maltese chemical tanker, ran aground on Clipperton Island on its way from the Panama Canal to South Korea.

Instead, the name Seattle Seahawks (" Seahawk ", another name for Osprey ) was selected on June 17, 1975 after a public naming contest which drew more than 20, 000 entries and over 1, 700 different names.

An anti-submarine school, HMS Osprey, and a training flotilla of four vessels were established on Portland in 1924.

** A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey crashes in the Potomac River as it approached Marine Corps Base Quantico, killing all seven people on board.

* Osprey: built 1953 / 55-sold 1975-now known as Le Batofar, a nightclub / pub moored on the Seine in Paris

The juvenile Osprey may be identified by buff fringes to the plumage of the upperparts, a buff tone to the underparts, and streaked feathers on the head.

The Osprey is particularly well adapted to this diet, with reversible outer toes, sharp spicules on the underside of the toes, closable nostrils to keep out water during dives, and backwards-facing scales on the talons which act as barbs to help hold its catch.

The Osprey breeds by freshwater lakes, and sometimes on coastal brackish waters.

The Osprey is depicted as a white eagle in heraldry, and more recently has become a symbol of positive responses to nature, and has been featured on more than 50 postage stamps used as a brand name for various products and sports teams.

The innovative technique was immediately banned, and received little development until it was reintroduced on the Osprey and Fiveohfive Class ( 505 ) in 1954 by John Westell and the Flying Dutchman class in the early 1960s.

Large flocks of waders can be seen in winter, preyed on by local Peregrines, and a migrant Osprey often pauses a few days to fish in Spring and Autumn.

Opposing Force opens with Shephard riding on a V-22 Osprey with his squad.

Over the years a family of engines, based on the T56 basic configuration has been developed, culminating in the T406 / Allison AE1107 turboshaft for the V-22 Osprey, the Allison AE2100 turboprop, used on newer models of the C-130 and the Allison / Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan which propels many commuter aircraft, such as the Embraer ERJ 135 family.

Osprey Media Group was created in 2001, when Michael Sifton, heir to the family that had once owned the Regina Leader-Post and the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, purchased many of the Ontario newspapers that had been put on the market by Conrad Black's Hollinger newspaper group.

* Kildare County's local TV Station Kildare TV or KTV is located in Naas West based in the Osprey Hotel Complex on John Devoy Avenue

Bell AH-1S Cobra, Douglas B-18 Bolo, Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II, Fleet Model 2, Helton 95 Lark, Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, Kaman SH-2F Seasprite, Lockheed S-3B Viking, Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, Martin Mariner PBM-5A, North American F-107A, Perier / Hummel Osprey 2, J47 Jet Engine display ( on dispaly 2012 ), and a GAU-8 Avenger Gun ( on dispaly 2012 )