An osprey at Wichita Mountains Refuge

Osprey with fish prey perching on a tree branch

Photo By/Credit

Bill Shreve/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

12/26/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

An osprey perches on a tree branch with a fresh-caught fish at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

Facility

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Pandion haliaetus

Subject tags

Animal migration

Birds

Fishes

Migratory birds

Neotropical birds

Raptors

Wildlife refuges

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