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English: An Osprey preparing to dive. Photographed at Kennedy Space Centre.
Français : Un Balbuzard pêcheur se préparant à plonger. Cliché pris au centre spatial Kennedy.
中文: 一只准备俯冲的 鹗，摄于 肯尼迪航天中心。


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English: An Osprey preparing to dive. Photographed at Kennedy Space Centre.
العربية: الشماط يستعدّ للغوص. صوّر في مركز فضاء كندي.
Asturianu: L'aigla pescadora tresnándose pa somorguiase pola presa. Fotografiada nel Kennedy Space Centre.
Беларуская: Скапа Pandion haliaetus.
Česky: Dravý pták orlovec říční ( Pandion haliaetus)
Dansk: En fiskeørn gør sig klar til at slå ned. Fotograferet ved Kennedy Space Centre.
Deutsch: Fischadler ( Pandion haliaetus) kurz vor dem Tauchen. Fotografiert vom Kennedy Space Centre.
English: An Osprey preparing to dive. Photographed at Kennedy Space Centre.
Español: Un águila pescadora (Pandion haliaetus) preparándose para zambullirse en el agua para atrapar su presa. Foto tomada en el Centro Espacial John F. Kennedy.
Euskara: Arrano arrantzale bat ( Pandion haliaetus) murgiltzeko prest, Kennedy Espazio Zentruan.
Suomi: Sääksi ( Pandion haliaetus)
Français : Un Balbuzard pêcheur ( Pandion haliaetus) se préparant à plonger. Cliché pris au centre spatial Kennedy.
Magyar: Halászsas zuhanás előtt (a Kennedy Űrközpont közelében, Florida, USA)
Íslenska: Gjóður býr sig undir að steypa sér. Tekið við Kennedy Space Centre.
Italiano: Falco pescatore ( Pandion haliaetus) nel Kennedy Space Centre, Stati Uniti.
日本語: 急降下の準備をする ミサゴ　 ケネディ宇宙センターにて撮影
한국어: 물수리( Pandion haliaetus)가 물에 뛰어들 준비를 하고 있다. 케네디 우주 센터에서 촬영.
Nederlands: Een visarend maakt zich klaar voor een duikvlucht op de NASA-lanceerbasis Kennedy Space Centre
Polski: Rybołów przygotowujący się do ataku. Zdjęcie wykonane zostało przez Kennedy Space Centre.
Português: Uma Águia-pescadora ( Pandionidae) preparando-se para mergulhar. Foto feita no Centro Espacial John F. Kennedy.
Српски / Srpski: Орао рибар (Pandion haliaetus) се спрема на обрушавање. Фотографисано у Свемирском центру Кенеди.
Svenska: En fiskgjuse ( Pandion haliaetus) beredd att dyka vid Kennedy Space Centre i Florida.
Türkçe: Balık kartalı (Pandion haliaetus)
‪中文(简体)‬: 一只准备俯冲的 鹗，摄于 肯尼迪航天中心。
‪中文(繁體)‬: 一隻準備俯衝的 鶚（ Pandion haliaetus），攝於 甘迺迪太空中心

Binomial name: Pandion haliaetus

Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=23019, specifically 04pd1258.jpg.

An osprey stares intently at prey as it extends its talons. Known as a fish hawk, ospreys often can be seen flying overhead with a fish in their talons. Fish are their sole source of food. Ospreys select nesting sites of opportunity, from trees and telephone poles to rocks or even flat ground, often near water. Osprey nests are found throughout the Kennedy Space Centre and nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

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current 21:15, 22 August 2006 1,500×1,146 (201 KB) Bernard Helmstetter (Reverted to earlier revision)
16:18, 22 June 2005 2,632×1,974 (518 KB) Chamaeleon (Cropping a little in order to make it have 3:4 aspect ratio.)
01:36, 9 June 2005 3,000×2,291 (614 KB) Dbenbenn (original 3000x2291 version)
14:10, 17 April 2005 1,500×1,146 (201 KB) Solipsist (en:Osprey preparing to dive. Photographed at Kennedy Space Centre. {{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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