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Fish Hawk
Fish Hawk may refer to: * Fish hawk, an alternative name for the osprey * ''Fish Hawk (film)'', a 1979 Canadian drama film * FishHawk, Florida Fish Hawk (or FishHawk) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Tampa, Florida, and includes a portion of the community of Lithia. As of the 2020 census, the ..., a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, named after FishHawk creek * USFC ''Fish Hawk'', a fisheries research ship – the first large vessel constructed for the promotion of fisheries – in service with the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries and the Bureau of Fisheries from 1880 to 1926 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osprey
The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, ''Pandion'', and family, Pandionidae. Taxonomy The osprey was described by Carl Linnaeus under the name ''Falco haliaeetus'' in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Hawk (film)
''Fish Hawk'' is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib. The screenplay was written by Blanche Hanalis, based on the novel ''Old Fish Hawk'' by Mitchell Jayne. The film was nominated for several Genie Awards including for direction, editing and best performance by a foreign actor. It was also entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. The film sold to US TV for $1.5 million. Plot A young boy befriends a Native American man who has become an alcoholic after the death of his wife and children from small pox. Principal cast Filming locations * Kleinburg, Ontario and Forks of the Credit, Ontario Critical reception Vincent Canby of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' did not give high praise to the film: Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FishHawk, Florida
Fish Hawk (or FishHawk) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Tampa, Florida, and includes a portion of the community of Lithia. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 24,625. The place name is derived from Little Fishhawk Creek, a tributary of the Alafia River that joins the Alafia just west of Lithia Springs. Geography FishHawk is located in east-central Hillsborough County, bordered to the north by the Alafia River, which separates it from Valrico to the north and Bloomingdale to the northwest. Boyette road borders Fish Hawk from the south and Riverview to the southwest. FishHawk is southeast of downtown Tampa. The older community of Lithia is in the eastern part of the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , with of land and , or 1.03%, of water. Description FishHawk Ranch by Newland Communities is a planned community compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
