Tuesday, July 29, 2014

EASTERN OSPREY

Photographed at Palm Beach, Queensland, July 2014
207      EASTERN OSPREY          Pandion haliaetus

Australia       (207)

Also known as Fish Hawk. 50-65 cm, span to 1.7 m, female larger. Range all around coast of mainland except from Adelaide to NSW border. Found on coast, estuaries, bays and inlets, does venture inland.

NOTE: There were four recognised sub-species of Osprey around the world. This Australian sub-species, cristatus, has now been classified as its own species, Eastern Osprey (2016)

















This and photograph below photographed at Lincoln National Park, South Australia March 2015

















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