Eastern Osprey, Pandion haliaetus cristatus (Cairns, August 2007)
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, (Japan - Fukushimagata, Niigata, April 2008).
Have had a handful of close encounters with osprey both in Australia and Japan the last couple of years and thought I'd post some photographs for any keen-eyed observers. Australia's osprey is now classified as "Eastern Osprey" - Pandion haliaetus cristatus, while as far I know Japan's version remains, "Osprey" - Pandion haliaetus. I'm sure there's more to the latter and I will add to this when I find more information. I hope some of the photos are useful in comparing the two. (The Japanese name for osprey is "Mi-sa-go").
Above and below: Eastern Osprey (Cairns, August 2007)
Above: Osprey (Japan - Fukushimagata, Niigata, April 2008)
Below: Eastern Osprey, (Toorbul, Queensland, September 2008)
Above: Eastern Osprey, (again at Toorbul, September 2008) and below, again Osprey (Fukushimagata, April 2008).
Osprey (Sakata, Niigata, March 2010).
Both look like osprey to me but I can't tell one from the other only that I know where I was when I encountered them. Varying conditions make the recorded images different as well regardless of location.
Osprey, (Fukushimagata, Niigata, April 2008)
3 comments:
Can't really see how the Australian Eastern Osprey is differ from the Japanese one...
Nice BIF shots by the way! ;-)
Nice BIFs.
I've seen Ospreys all over the world too but can't say i've noticed them looking different, maybe I just don't look close enough.........
Russell thanks for bringing this to our attention.I too have seen Ospreys in America, Africa and Europe and can't see any difference, not that we ever get long enough to study them in really close detail. SUS - Save us from Scientists.
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