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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I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to photograph the Blood Moon which occurred on the 15th April this year. I took all three images over the course of about 40 mins so you can see how the moon changed from the deep pink at the peak of the eclipse back to its usual grey/white as the Earth progressively moved from between the sun and the moon. Nature truly is amazing!
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