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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