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Pandion haliaetus

English: An Osprey preparing to dive at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. It stares intently at prey as it extends its talons. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Center and nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Deutsch: Fischadler kurz vor dem Zugriff, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Français : Un Balbuzard pêcheur se préparant à plonger. Cliché pris au centre spatial Kennedy.
Svenska: Ryttlande fiskgjuse förbereder sig för att dyka ned mot ett byte vid John F. Kennedy Space Center i Florida. Flera par fiskgjusar häckar i området kring Kennedy Space Center och i det näraliggande Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
中文:一只准备俯冲的,摄于肯尼迪航天中心
Date Photograph released 2004-06-10
Source http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=23019, specifically 04pd1258.jpg
Author NASA

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current09:07, 23 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 09:07, 23 May 20121,500 × 1,146 (201 KB)Crisco 1492 (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 21:15, 22 August 2006 = That's not a high-res version, that's a blown-up version (high loss of detail)
14:22, 2 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 14:22, 2 May 20123,000 × 2,291 (614 KB)MPF (talk | contribs)Rv to hi-res version as of 01:36, 9 June 2005
21:15, 22 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 21:15, 22 August 20061,500 × 1,146 (201 KB)Bernard Helmstetter~commonswiki (talk | contribs)Reverted to earlier revision
16:18, 22 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:18, 22 June 20052,632 × 1,974 (518 KB)Chamaeleon~commonswiki (talk | contribs)Cropping a little in order to make it have 3:4 aspect ratio.
01:36, 9 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 01:36, 9 June 20053,000 × 2,291 (614 KB)Dbenbenn (talk | contribs)original 3000x2291 version
14:10, 17 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 14:10, 17 April 20051,500 × 1,146 (201 KB)Solipsist~commonswiki (talk | contribs)en:Osprey preparing to dive. Photographed at Kennedy Space Center. {{PD-USGov-NASA}} Binomial name: Pandion haliaetus <br/> Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=23019 ''An osprey stares intently at prey as it extends its tal

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