Osprey? SE France Sep 2018 (1 Viewer)

[George Edwards]

Is this an osprey? Seen yesterday. I had it down as a Honey Buzzard but second thoughts

 

[tconzemi]

it's called (Osprey like) light juvenile Honey Buzzard

 

[George Edwards]

OK lol! Thanks

 

[Kinthissa]

"light juvenile Honey buzzard" ~ did you get any photos of this bird's upperwings? please would you post them if you did?

 

[tconzemi]

"light juvenile Honey buzzard" ~ did you get any photos of this bird's upperwings? please would you post them if you did?

look at pic 3 and 4 o

 

[Kinthissa]

look at pic 3 and 4 o

Quite right, Tom. In my excitement, I forgot to look more closely when I read "light juvenile Honey Buzzard".

I was wondering how much dark a light juvenile's upperwings could have.

no. 4 seems to show dark shafts coming into the light hand, and some dark patterning in the light primary coverts.

... but are these "digital artefacts"?

 

[Hannu Varkki]

Light juvenile Honey Buzzard upperwings

Here´s one from Helsinki, Finland today o

 

[Kinthissa]

Here´s one from Helsinki, Finland today o

Thank you, Hannu. This individual is fascinating ~ white head, pale rump as it should be on a juvenile, but I had not imagined upperwings to be so dark.

A dark masked eye! to see a long way, all the way from Helsinki.

Any photos of this bird's underwings?!

 

[Hannu Varkki]

Here you are!

 

[Kinthissa]

Here you are!

That's fantastic, Hannu, thank you so much! To now see how pale the bird is, and how dark the upperwings, is really something. I saw a very white juvenile here in Lunigiana on 2nd September, but it was way above me and all the photos were from underneath. These are two beautiful shots you got, congratulations.

Are those Black Storks by your name (are they your avatar)? I can't quite see if there is white with the black.

 

[George Edwards]

Here you are!

very good!

 

[Hannu Varkki]

Are those Black Storks by your name (are they your avatar)? I can't quite see if there is white with the black.

Oh, would that they were! That would be a stunning sight in Finland They are Common Cranes in spring, on their way to Northern swamps.

 

[Kinthissa]

Oh, would that they were!

Here you are!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2FHCwJ_i4vOaWw5WVp6VzJId00