The osprey is our only bird of prey that plunges into the water to capture fish.
Ospreys are large birds, black-brown on top and white below.
Sometimes people confuse them with bald eagles . The osprey's white head has a broad, black cheek patch and its tail is barred with brown, whereas a mature eagle's head and tail are entirely white. The osprey's long, narrow wings are angled back at the wrist when it flies, and a black wrist patch contrasts with white underwings. Bald eagles soar on broad, straight, dark wings. Ospreys also are smaller than eagles.