This was a very full day of bird photography at a number of locations. I caught a B-line Bus to Warriewood, and the first site was a nearby sporting field. This is the nesting site for a pair of Eastern Ospreys.
I was concerned that their nest may bot have survived the recent very windy weather. Their nest is on top of a light post at the field. Their nest seemed to have survived, but perhaps their eggs didn’t or did not hatch. The Ospreys were mating!
I later checked the photo exif data – and it was all over in twenty seconds.
Nearby was a Nankeen Kestrel. But all was not well. It was being harassed by some Magpies. It flew away from them and perched on top of a building. But the magpies followed and drove it away.
The Ospreys looked like they were content to stay in their nest so I decided to head off and perhaps return later.
I walked to Mullet Creek, where I had seen a Black Bittern on a previous trip. I was hoping to get some better photos, but it was not to be seen. I only saw a Darter –
I then headed into Warriewood Wetlands . Here are some of the birds.
Varied Sittella
Superb Fairy-wren
Bell Miner
Brown Thornbill
I continued on to Irrawong Reserve. Here are some of the birds there –
Grey Fantail
Silvereye
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Whipbird
Eastern Yellow Robin
Lewins Honeyeater
I then headed back through Warriewood Wetlands and stopped for lunch at the picnic tables close to the entrance. I next walked back down Mullet Creek – again not spotting the Bittern. All I saw was a Little Black Cormorant –
Close to Narrabeen Lagoon, I spotted a Nankeen Kestrel perched on a post. This is a place I have seen these birds before. Its place where they hunt for food. I stayed around and managed to get some nice sequences of it flying.
It was also nice to watch it diving.
I then waled around to the Osprey nest. On the way, I spotted one of the Ospreys returning to the nest with some sticks. They must be doing some nest rebuilding.
Closer to the nest, I saw the same Osprey head out again. It had to go past some Ravens who did not appreciate its presence.
I waited at the nest area, and after about ten minutes, it returned with a very small stick.
After about 3 minutes, it headed off again. I moved my camera to a lower angle to photograph a Galah –
Ten to fifteen minutes later the Osprey returned with a rather nice fish –
It then proceeded to eat the fish.
This takes a while, so I decided to head off to my next venue – the sea cliffs. I was after Peregrine Falcons, but on the way I snapped a Wattlebird –
One of the Peregrine Falcons was around when I arrived. I wanted to check that they too had survived the wind storm. They seemed OK, but I think I disturbed the female Falcon from sitting on her eggs.
The Falcon took off and flew around, squawking at me, so I decided to move away. I went to a more distant ledge. While I was waiting, A Peregrine Falcon perched on a ledge not too far away. I was able to get some more photos –
The Peregrine Falcon then went back to its ledge and seemed to be content to stay there.
It was then time to head off. On the way I photographed a Rainbow Lorikeet –
