Bird Watching: Whopper, the fledgling Osprey, spreads her wings., 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Fantastic action shots, Pete. Whopper sure is a confident bird, isn't she?

Thanks, duc. It should be an interesting experience. There's not way I could ever hand hold this lens and it's difficult getting used to using a tripod, particularly for flight shots. You'd need to have arms like Popeye the Sailor. I've got to train my mind to think of the tripod as an extension of my arms.

The female osprey over at the other nest where the male was released won't have a bar of him anywhere near the nest tree, let alone the nest itself. People who live close by, who were involved in his rescue and eventual release hadn't seen him for three days and were fearing the worst. However, they've seen him in another Norfolk Island Pine which is only 100 metres from the nest tree. I've been down there a few times, but haven't caught sight of him - yet. Let's hope that they can re-establish a pair bond when the chicks have fledged and have gained their independence.

This afternoon, there was no activity on "our" nest. Whopper was soaring up and down in the very strong wind. I only managed one shot of her in flight and I've had to sharpen it considerably to get it anywhere near decent.