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

MargaretK wrote:
I went to the nest today for the first time in more than a week. We've been having some fairly warm weather and there was little likelihood of any ospreys being on or around the nest. Whopper arrived on the nest after it had gone into shadow late this afternoon and periodically called to Big Hook, who cruised by above and below a couple of times. There was no fish delivery. Because I haven't been there, I have no idea if Whopper has caught a fish for herself. We're expecting yet another hot day tomorrow, but I might go down there late when the nest is lit by the sun for about 15 minutes.

The floods in Queensland continue to wreak havoc and devastation. Ten people are confirmed dead and at this stage, 78 people are missing. They had an hour's news bulletin solely on the floods this evening. The damage is incomprehensible. The rain continues and it is expected that it will continue down the east coast and extend as far south as Tasmania and as far west as South Australia. There is a prediction that five of the six states will be hit by flooding rains. Here in the west, we continue in drought with some loser maniac lighting fires and destroying thousands of hectares of native bushland and properties.