Bird Watching: Raising Aussie Osprey #4, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Lee, I believe there's no such thing as a silly question. Sometimes you might get some silly answers.

Pelle, I've never seen her fishing. I guess as her mate is such a good provider, there's no need for her to go fishing. I'll ask around. I've tried googling Osprey populations here in Oz, but just from the headings on the sites, they look as if they are pretty area specific. Resin may be more savvy on where to access that info.

Thanks Nanny. Are the squirrels with the long tails the ones who flick them around like a stockman flicking a whip?

Kim, I have kayaked around that area and even though I knew the nest was there somewhere, I never saw it (because I didn't look). I think most people are so interested in what's going on at water level, that they tend not to look up. I know from being up above the nest and looking at the river traffic, I've never seen anyone glance upwards towards the nest. There's another Osprey nest in a Norfolk Island pine along the main beach strip in Cottesloe. Those Osprey fly around all the time and people going for their power walks or more sedate strolls seem oblivious to their presence. You do see the odd person, should I say the occasional individual, looking at them.

I posted one very similar to this, above, but this is the one I actually meant to post, with the chicks wing right over its mother's back.