Eastern Osprey
by Nicholas Blackwell
Title
Eastern Osprey
Artist
Nicholas Blackwell
Medium
Photograph
Description
The Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus) is a large raptor found in coastal parts of northern Australia, in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands. Its diet consists mainly of fish.
It features a white cap with dark mask across the eyes, brown wings, white body and black talons. Adults can weigh up to 2kg and have a wingspan of 120-180 cm.
This one is busy with some home renovation, bringing new sticks to its nest.
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December 1st, 2018
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Comments (1)
William Tasker
Awesome! Hi Nicholas! I really enjoyed seeing your named bird and this image is now featured by Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group.
Nicholas Blackwell replied:
Thanks very kindly William for another group feature; always very much appreciated. Regards Nicholas Blackwell