Physical Description
A noticeable line of dark feathers that help reduce glare
What is an eye stripe?
This makes up 99% of an osprey's diet
What is fish?
An essential part of an osprey's habitat
What is water?
Coloration that helps animals blend into their surroundings
What is camouflage?
The origin of the scientific name Pandion haliaetus
What is Greek?
Greek goddess of the wind, rainbows, and sky
Who is Iris?
One of two ways to determine the gender of an osprey by sight
What is the necklace of brown feathers on the female OR that the female is larger than the male?
This type of animal has forward facing eyes
What is a predator?
High platforms, utility poles, tree tops, channel markers
Where does an osprey build its nest?
These are unusually long and slitted and may be closed during dives
What are the nostrils?
An insecticide that was used to kill mosquitos but inadvertently damaged the eggs of birds
What is DDT?
Callum's grandfather and Iona's grandfather bred these and competed at all the big shows
What are Scottish Blackface Sheep?
The two parts of an osprey beak, the upper and lower
What are mandibles?
These allow an osprey to submerge themselves in water to catch fish without becoming waterlogged - at least two words
What are dense oily feathers or plumage?
Osprey in Scotland migrate to this continent
What is Africa?
The bottom of an osprey's foot has these to help them grip slippery fish
What are spicules or spines?
Osprey are found on every continent except this one
What is Antarctica?
Iona compared people to these
What are rivers?
Long, sharp, curved part of the foot that can snap around a fish in .2 of a second
What are talons?
One half to three quarters of a pound
What is the amount of fish an osprey eats in a day?
This gender leaves the nest first to begin migration
What is the female?
A foot with four toes where one can be reversed so that two toes are forward and two back
What is zygodactyly?
Animals of the same species that live in groups and are dependent upon one another
What is colonial?
The summer flu was thought to cause Iona's sickness but it was really this
What is meningitis?
The area of the face between the eye and the beak
What is lores?
The study of the motion of air and other forces affecting animal in motion, as in an osprey positioning a fish head first when flying
What is aerodynamics?
Osprey in Maryland migrate to this continent
What is South America?
Using the position of the sun, moon, and stars to determine the time of day and season
What is celestial navigation?
A term used for animals that help determine the health of local waters
What is an indicator species?
The mountains between France and Spain
What are the Pyrenees?