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Osprey

An osprey keeping watch over Gunbarrel, CO

An osprey set against a hazy sky.
Between hunts.
Camera
Fuji X-E5
Lens
XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
Focal
300mm
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
1/2900s
ISO
500

The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a fish-eating bird of prey.

Ospreys are one of the most cosmopolitan birds on the planet. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, and they’ve been genetically distinct from other hawks for so long they get their own taxonomic family (Pandionidae).