ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Pandion cristatus  

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)
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© Geoff Walker 2011
Mooloolaba, QLD (Jan, 2011)

This Osprey was swallowing a large piece of fish.

I just missed getting the fish in its mouth in this shot.

I had climbed out onto the edge of a cliff to get this photo and had never been so close to an Osprey before.

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Osprey with fish catch

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey on nest

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey

Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus)

Eastern Osprey Nest