... back. The rest of the birds of prey perch and grasp with three toes forward and one back.AFRICAN FISH EAGLE FOOTThe osprey and all the fish eagles have very scaly feet, and when they grasp ... straight up and down; birds do not chew, they only bite and rip off chunks of fleshBones of pelvis, lower back vertebrae and most of tail vertebrae are fused in one unit of bone, the synasacrumBONES ... sea eagle, and ospreys, fishing buzzards, and fishing owls live near seas, lakes, and rivers and catch fish. Except for ospreys, whose hunting technique is all their own (p. 36), these birds...