Haliastur indus
            
               (L m-17.7" f-20.1")
          
         
            
               Newell Beach
               Queensland
            
               23Oct2015
          
         
            
               White head and breast and
               chestnut colored body make
               it unmistakable.
          
         
            
               Found mainly on coasts and inland
               wetlands in the Indian subcontinent,
               Southeast Asia, and Australia.
          
         
            
               Brisbane
            
               City Botanic
               Gardens
            
               14-15Oct2015
          
         
         
            
               Haliastur is Greek for sea
               hawk; indus is Latin for Indian.
          
         
         
            
               Lugging nest
               material?
               ...remains of a kill?