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Known mostly as the Eastern Osprey, other names are Fish Hawk, Osprey. It is a large graceful fishing hawk 50-65cm with a wing span to 1.7m. They can by seen near coastlines, estuaries, inlets, islands and surrounding waters, coral atolls, lagoons, rock cliffs and stacks. They Breed April - July. The nest is large and made up of sticks, seaweed, rope etc high in trees or on pylons. In Queensland and I am sure this is done in the other states, there are many man made towers for the Ospreys erected near their habitats and close to their feeding grounds....

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