Bird Watching: They're ba-a-ack. Osprey season begins., 1 by unsteady

unsteady wrote:
Well it's great to be back for a new season. I see Margaret you are back with a bang and have been very modest about your keepers to date, some lovely inflight shots. Thought I'd start with one from a couple of weeks back. the birds are spending more and more time on the nest or branches poking out. They are in 'house' makeover mode so busy doing repairs, so visits were a bit hit and miss. On this day I noted this cormorant minding it's own business. I decided to set up my new tripod in a 'new' location and took a few shots. The cormorant then became agitated and I could see why - Big Hook arrived circling and then the 'male' arrived and swooped on the cormorant twice - just managed to get a bit of bird in the side of this photo. The cormorant then took off and was chased by both birds across the bay. Very spectacular - I sense both birds if not on the nest have it in their sight and will chase off all pretenders.