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Pictured is an osprey standing atop its nest in a red mangrove tree in Chokoloskee Bay in Florida, with a cloudy blue sky in the background. The binomial name is Pandion haliaetus. It is also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk. The large raptor is found on all continents except Antarctica. Chokoloskee Bay is located along Florida’s Gulf Coast and is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Ten Thousand Islands.