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Avocets often feed by wading, head pointed downward, in shallow water, waving their heads (with bills partly open) from side to side. Small creatures are snapped up, or get caught in the filtering membranes within the bill. Having an upward curving bill lets the end of it be parallel to the ground when the bird is doing this. That way more area can be swept with each pass. A hockey stick is bent the same way for the same reason. The bill tapers to a fine point, too, to reduce drag in the mud. Hockey sticks don't need that adaptation.
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What is the plural of osprey?
The plural form of osprey is ospreys.
How do osprey get food?
An osprey eats mainly fish.
When was Osprey Publishing created?
Osprey Publishing was created in 1969.
When was Osprey Packs created?
Osprey Packs was created in 1974.
When did Osprey Media end?
Osprey Media ended in 2007.
When was Osprey Media created?
Osprey Media was created in 2001.
When was Missoula Osprey created?
Missoula Osprey was created in 1987.
What is a good sentence for osprey?
The osprey just snatched up a fish! That's the biggest osprey I've ever seen.
What is the role of an osprey in the community?
well the osprey doesn't really have a role. osprey: type of bird founded in the Chesapeake bay
How many species of ospreys are there?
there are two species of osprey, the western osprey, it is most common and the eastern osprey, this is only located in australia.
What is Nova Scotia provincial bird?
The osprey was declared the Provincial Bird in 1994.
Is osprey warm blooded?
An osprey is a bird and all birds are warm blooded animals.
