6.17 a.m., looking out over the Wallamba River, Tuncurry Nth/Darawank
how could the day not be a beauty ... starting with a view like this?
this Osprey was the winning ticket, at a location just a short drive away from the holiday park
The previous afternoon, the parent bird had been sitting under the struts; took flight ... did a big u-turn and came back to sit over this chick.
cropped close-up
a robust platform and nest; good to know it's well utilised
back at riverside for sunset, just after 5pm
The Osprey looking after its young. The Wallamba River looks so still, lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteGreat series.
So beautiful landscape with fog.
The Osprey is truly sublime, is not in the Netherlands, unfortunately.
Greetings Irma
Awesome scenes. Lovely way to start the day indeed :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe activities in the nest must be really interesting to watch.
Hello Carole, beautiful river scenes. I love the Osprey on the nest and the gorgeous sunset. Lovely series of photos. Enjoy your week ahead!
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
ReplyDeleteI love this stunning silence of this early Morning fog. Great capture !
The bird is also wonderful. Fantastic !
Best regards, Synnöve
Ohhhhh ..... great Carole!
ReplyDeleteThe Osprey has a magnificent bird of prey, but you have the environment also superb recorded. Beautiful reflections in the water and beautiful skies.
Greetings
Amazing shot of the ospry. The morning shot is peaceful, serene, and just plain beautiful! The sunset reflections, wow.
ReplyDeletei love the fog & the reflection of the clouds in the water. so beaut-i-ful. ( :
ReplyDeleteOh Carole!!! [ I sound like Neil Sedaka and his song, "Oh Carol" ] ...the morning views are incredible. I could sit there for hours if only we could freeze time.
ReplyDeleteYour osprey - one of my favorite birds - images are also incredible.
Great views! And so lovely to discover through your lens such beautiful places... Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMisty and magical! Your Osprey shots are super.
ReplyDeleteWow and wow!!
ReplyDeleteI hardly believe that your photo were taken on our planet!That ospry is gorgeous!
My goodness. Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe view is lovely and the osprey is a gorgeous bird.
ReplyDeleteWow, what awesome shots of the osprey!! That's a bird that is still on my wish list. He is a beauty and you got the nest too! Way to go. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Carole and greetings from Menorca. Your picture in the mist is beautiful and atmospheric. Needless to say I am dead jealous of your Osprey pics
ReplyDeleteDon't know the acronym MIA but "missing in action" sounds possible?
Gorgeous scenery! What a peaceful looking river. The Osprey are marvellous!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos! Love the Osprey. They're such neat birds!
ReplyDeleteThat osprey has a wonderful view for his or her nest. Beautiful photos... Michelle from Nature Notes
ReplyDeleteYou sure can't ask for better scenery than that, it's gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteYour osprey is awesome, too.
From the moment I saw your first photo I knew this post was special.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots Carole :D)
What a beautiful bird, Carole!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous countryside and that first shot of the Osprey is awesome.
ReplyDeleteCarole, that is a wonderful set of photos, beautifully presenting the story. Thanks for sharing, Regards, Richard
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures with the light of dawn and water vapor is superb. How beautiful reflections.
ReplyDeleteThat eagle, fish hunting? Only? They prepared the nest because there are native? That pretty pictures!
A kiss Carole
HI Carole Well from crack of dawn to the end of the day, your shots are just wonderful.Love the mistiness and reflections in the first shots and the colour in the sunsets shots. The Osprey is awesome.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful riverside photos and the Osprey is great.
ReplyDeleteVery nice to see the osprey this close, I usally only see it high over my head, flying!
ReplyDeleteA very good place to be here by the lake I understand.
Greetings Pia
thanks all for your lovely comments. and to Gumer yes their diet is fish, and they will use the same nest site over many years, I think perhaps building a little on top of the previous year.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
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Wow, these are fantastic, Carole!
ReplyDeleteAs I looked at this blog post, the first photos of the sky and quiet river scene were amazing. Then I was amazed to see your osprey pics AND the pics of the baby osprey! So sweet!!! Loved your sunset pics as well! Great shots! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeletehugs, Laura
Great series of shots. Lovely photo's of the river.
ReplyDeleteWow! The riverscape is great in itself, but the pictures of the Osprey - I have only have got pictures of them on the wing.
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Superb post. Of course its a wonderful bird, your lucky to be able to connect with it like this. The lake scene is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteDave
we have ospreys but I´ve never seen a nest. Nice to see one.
ReplyDeleteOsprey was a species that I had hoped to see when I visited Australia, but I missed. It is morphologically different from the bird we see here and in fact the IOC has split the species into Eastern Osprey (yours) and Western Osprey (the rest of the world). I have a great fondness for ospreys, several of which nest locally every year, and I live on Osprey Drive.
ReplyDeleteThe misty opening to the day is enchanting. Such lovely soft colours. And the osprey is fascinating. It certainly knows how to build a large nest.
ReplyDeleteStunning landscape work and beautifully detailed Osprey shots - one of my favourite birds from my recent trip to Queensland. Seen on Wild Bird Wednesday
ReplyDeleteA wonderful post Carole your images are stunning.
ReplyDeleteOspreys have been seen flying over my patch but the nearest nesting birds are about 80 miles away.
Breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteHi Carole..Osprey in Spain is so suspicious.. It´s not easy to take pictures.. Great capture and lovely scenery.. Well-done.
ReplyDeleteI was driving from Queensland to NSW, and I saw pelicans in a river. Such big birds.
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