fish-hawk
Seafood-hunting eagle
Fish-hawk is another name for the osprey, a large bird of prey that hunts fish by diving feet-first into water.
The name is descriptive rather than technical—it's a hawk that catches fish.
We watched a fish-hawk circle over the lake before plunging after its prey.
Headfirst water entry
- plungeSudden steep descent
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
swooping · perching · hunting · circling · scanning · territorial · courtship · monogamous
Fish-catching bird of prey
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- diurnalActive during daylight
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
ornithology · avian · seahawk
Hooked bird claws
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
keen eyesight · binocular vision · long legs · sharp claws · crest
dive
Headfirst water entry
gliding · swooping · perching · hunting · circling · scanning · territorial · courtship · monogamous · migration
osprey
Fish-catching bird of prey
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- diurnalActive during daylight
cosmopolitan · ornithology · avian · seahawk
talons
Hooked bird claws
plumage · keen eyesight · binocular vision · long legs · sharp claws · crest
coastline
Land-water boundary
reservoir · wetland · marsh · bay · lagoon · shoreline · channel marker · utility pole · aerie · eyrie
trout
Freshwater game fish
mullet · perch · shad · flounder · herring · menhaden · catfish · pike · sucker · tilapia
fish-hawkvulture
Carrion-eating raptor
chicken hawk · red-tailed hawk · goshawk · scavenger bird · scavenger
fish-hawkgolden eagle
Large brown bird of prey
goshawk · red-tailed hawk · burrowing owl · kestrel · buzzard
fish, hawk, fishes, fishing, fished, fisher, fishers, fishery, fisheries