Bird Watching: Raising Aussie Osprey. Number 2, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Hi Methodical. The Ospreys are most definitely aware of my presence. Both look at me with mild disinterest and I've seen them looking at people traversing the path below. They don't seem the least bit perturbed by human presence. The nest is in a really inaccessible place, which is very fortunate. There's only myself and someone else who have access to the private property which overlooks the nest. Ospreys have been nesting there for the last 17 years to my knowledge and the bay it overlooks is extremely popular for water activities, including water skiing, which is pretty noisy. I've frequently had to pause shooting to wait for a high speed boat or cabin cruiser to pass before resuming. There are also several colleges with rowing teams that use the area and there's always a lot of shouting and a motor boat that tracks their progress. I've managed to find a shot of a boat with the nest. Frequently you can't even see the boats, they are under the nest and out of my line of sight. I estimate being about 50-60' from the nest.

You're probably right about building close to or over water because of the ease of getting to their food source. I have thought of recording it although have never used a video camera.

Thanks Lee. It's very encouraging to have such positive responses to this special event.

This message was edited Jan 24, 2009 8:40 PM