Eastern Osprey

Image source Shire of Dardanup

Artist: Jackson Harvey

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2019

Location: Eaton Drive, Shire of Dardanup

Provenance: Shire of Dardanup

Description: The Eastern Osprey is a medium-sized bird of prey that feeds mainly on fish and hunts in the rivers and estuarine waters around Eaton. It has dark brown feathers with pale white/cream feathers underneath that you can see when they fly above. The birds often undertake complex aerial displays where two birds will soar together in a series of patterns, or where one will follow the other weaving in and around an aerial course. These displays often occur near osprey nests, which are large structures made of sticks, driftwood and seaweed like the one located near the Eaton Foreshore along the Collie riverbank. The nests are used year after year so can reach up to two metres across and two metres tall.