'Osprey Defends Its Lunch' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Osprey Defends Its Lunch

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Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

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A week-long survey of the biodiversity of the Everglades National Park in Florida in March 2020. (March 2020)

9 Observations
8 Identified Species
Crocodile Stalks Pond Edge
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Double-Crested Cormorant
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Great Egret Eating Anole
Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Florida Softshell Turtle
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Basking Crocodile
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)
Red-Shouldered Hawk Flying Past Emblem of the National Park Service
Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (March 2020)

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56 Identified Species
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Juvenile Osprey
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