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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 26, 2022 3:50:06 GMT
When we left for home on Sunday, the young osprey still had not stood up much. They will test flap their wings for 2 or 3 days before they actually fly. I was hoping to get to see it flapping this on the nest when we came back today but alas it had flown. We saw it on a power pole so knew it was still around. My best guess is that it left the nest within the past 2 days...possibly just today. But it did not disappoint! 👍👍When I drove back to find the parents and junior, the fledgling was sitting on a fence post just off the road allowance. Lucky me.    |
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Post by jackscrap on Aug 26, 2022 22:18:27 GMT
Lucky you and lucky us, such a beautiful looking bird.
Every year a pair of falcons make their nest on a building in Collins Street, Melbourne, there are now three eggs in the nest. There is a dedicated YouTube feed where you can observe the birds bring up their young, just google falcons on Collins.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 26, 2022 22:56:28 GMT
There is a dedicated YouTube feed where you can observe the birds bring up their young, just google falcons on Collins. Aww..very cool. Thanks. youtu.be/on3V22m60uQLucky you and lucky us, such a beautiful looking bird.Thank you! Amazing world, eh? Here I am half way around the world looking at your falcon in real time.   |
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Post by Jim on Aug 26, 2022 23:01:21 GMT
My best guess is that it left the nest within the past 2 days...possibly just today. But it did not disappoint! 👍👍When I drove back to find the parents and junior, the fledgling was sitting on a fence post just off the road allowance. Lucky me. Outstanding captures, Clive. The bokeh background really makes the osprey stand out also. |
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Post by dandc on Aug 26, 2022 23:03:27 GMT
Awesome portraits Clive - Thanks for sharing them!
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 27, 2022 4:57:58 GMT
The bokeh background really makes the osprey stand out Thanks. At the angle the background was across the coulee about 100m away so it was soft. |
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Post by cats4jan on Aug 27, 2022 9:30:39 GMT
What a beautiful bird so nicely captured in your wonderful photos
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Post by whippet on Aug 27, 2022 16:35:30 GMT
There is a dedicated YouTube feed where you can observe the birds bring up their young, just google falcons on Collins. Aww..very cool. Thanks. youtu.be/on3V22m60uQThanks for the link, Clive. The bird is fast asleep at the moment. |
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Post by kdcintx on Aug 27, 2022 17:25:47 GMT
What a magnificante creature, and your background perfectly compliments the osprey.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 27, 2022 17:42:21 GMT
Thanks for your kind words.
Some have mentioned that background. It was pure luck where the bird was relative to the background.
Backgrounds can be as important as the actual subject: lack of clutter and mergers, bokeh, contrast, complimentary colors...many things.
Clive
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