Bird Watching: More Ospreys , 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
There have been ospreys nesting in a Norfolk Island Pine near the ocean at Cottesloe, a suburb of Perth, for many years. I hadn't seen them for some time and had thoughts that they may have abandoned the nest. I was really heartened to see an osprey perched atop the pine yesterday and thought it would be worthwhile having a look this morning to see if it had been just a random sighting. There was an osprey sitting halfway up the tree eating a fish. Several locals spoke to me with great enthusiasm about their local osprey family. One lady said she'd had to fight to have the pine retained because the owner objected to the mess the pine made in strong winds.

The osprey: