Osprey

//ˈɑspɹi//

"Osprey" in a Sentence (5 examples)

The osprey and the sea mew, fly down to catch fish, but the Heron catches them while standing on the banks. The bittern puts its bill into the water and bellows like an ox. The water wagtail wags its tail.

An osprey can completely submerge itself when it dives after a fish.

1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar I will provide thee of a princely osprey.

But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.

A pair of ospreys bred at a confidential nesting site in Co. Fermanagh in what has been described as like finding long-lost treasure.

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