Last week, camera in hand, I revisited a location where I had spotted an Osprey nest, whilst on a stroll with my mum near Cudgen Creek the week previously. There are a couple of these structures along the coast around here, a platform attached to the top of a 15 metre wooden pole, built by council to provide a safe place for Osprey to build their nest, and I have been meaning to visit with my camera for the longest time. I finally did and I was rewarded richly for my troubles. Not long after I had arrived the female Osprey began calling to her mate and before I knew it I was photographing them sharing a most intimate moment! The waxing moon in the background was a wonderful surprise addition! Ospreys mate for life and right now it is their breeding season. Once the eggs are laid the couple will spend the next 5 or so months working together to raise their young. In a month I will return to see if the eggs have hatched and revisit when I can over the following 2 months to see if I can capture an image of the chicks before they leave the nest.
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Skye
27/8/2018 07:37:32 pm
This is fascinating!! Amazing photos too. Thanks for sharing!
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Lisette S Brambleby
27/8/2018 07:44:19 pm
wow nik what awesome photos.. that one with the moon in the background is amazing.... love your photography
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Sandy ADAMS
27/8/2018 07:57:16 pm
This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing
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Kath
27/8/2018 09:33:41 pm
Wow..just.. wow!!!
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Carm
30/8/2018 07:08:41 am
Wow... what beautiful moments to capture. So many little miracles of nature happening around us all the time and as you say you were richly rewarded for stopping to see. Lovely pics.
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