Bird Watching: Raising Aussie Osprey #3, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thanks for your comments everyone. Dellrose, to my knowledge there's been a nest there for the last 19 years. Who knows how long it has been there before that. I'll ask some local (and very fortunate) people who live overlooking the river if they know how long it's been there. Yes, it will be strange when the chick finally leaves. I just hope that my timing's right to be there for its first flight. I keep thinking to myself "oh I won't go there today" but come 2pm a driving force takes over and I'm compelled to go there. And it's a nice place for a nap. From leaving home to being at the site is only five minutes, so it would be almost sacrilegious not to go on a daily basis - unless I'm on the other side of the river watching the Rainbow Bee Eaters.

This shot is from two days ago when the chick was vigorously testing its wings.

This message was edited Dec 2, 2008 9:32 AM