I’m with Rick Wright: I can never remember which of these two birds spells its scientific name with an extra E. The Greek-derived haliaetus (or haliaeetus, or haliætus, or haliaëtus, or…) means “sea-eagle.” Never mind than I never see Osprey nor Bald Eagle over anything but fresh water.
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