Osprey

Reddish Egrets in Florida Bay Facing Uncertain Future

As the sun rises over Florida Bay, so do thousands of birds that rely on its shallow waters and mudflats to forage for fish or invertebrates. On a typical day, you may see Ospreys, White Ibises, and...

Audubon · 7/21/2026

Making Sense

Chances are, if you’ve spent any time near a body of water, you have seen an Osprey. Aptly nicknamed fish hawks, the birds hunt along coastlines, rivers, and lakes throughout the hemisphere and the...

Audubon · 6/25/2026

Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?

It is one of the great dramatic sights in nature: to see an Osprey hunt. To watch a long-winged raptor hover like a kingfisher high above the water, eyes on its prey, before committing and plunging...

Audubon · 6/25/2026

‘Osprey cam’ streams life of nesting seabirds perched at tip of 55 metre-long Queensland rainforest canopy crane

Researchers believe the same pair of birds has been mating and nesting in the unusual spot in the Daintree Rainforest for 15 consecutive years Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It started by chance – but it should have come as no surprise that two ospreys would pick a hi-tech research facility to make their home. James Cook University’s 47-metre tall crane towers over the far-north Queensland rainforest canopy, making it the perfect nesting place for the seabird. Continue reading...

The Guardian Environment · 6/9/2026

10 Fun Facts about the Osprey

If you ever find yourself at a river’s bank, a lake’s edge, or an ocean’s coast, keep an eye out for one of nature’s most skilled fishers—the Osprey. Distinguished by its bright yellow eyes...

Audubon · 6/8/2026

New Technology Brings Bird Monitoring to the Next Level at Pine Island

This spring our Pine Island Sanctuary on the Outer Banks welcomed back nesting Osprey, Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, and more thanks to volunteers who cleared out nest boxes and made the sanctuary...

Audubon · 5/18/2026