It was time to head to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches again. I was on the lookout for Ospreys and other raptors, but with low tide – I also had the chance to look for migratory birds.
When I arrived, I soon spotted an Osprey. But it was flying out to sea. I watched it for a while but it did not come back in the same way.
So I ventured out on the rock platform and soon found plenty of migratory birds. There were dozens, or perhaps hundred of Red-necked Stints.
A Pied Cormorant flew past –
And here is a Grey-tailed Tattler –
Some more Red-necked Stints –
And back to the Grey-tailed Tattler –
Suddenly a lot of birds took to the air. Like this Sooty Oystercatcher –
A juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle flew overhead.
It then flew back to the lookout area, where it met an Osprey.
The Osprey had a fish that the Sea Eagle wanted.
I am not sure what the outcome was. But the Osprey is flying away, and there is a fish or bit of fish falling near the Sea Eagle.
The Red-necked Stints were in the air –
A pair of White-faced Herons arrived on the headland.
Here is a Ruddy Turnstone –
And with the two Ruddy Turnstones is a Pacific Golden Plover –
Pacific Golden Plover
Double banded Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Red-necked Stint
Ruddy Turnstone
Crested Tern
I then headed up to the lookout area. A Nankeen Kestrel was hunting –
But then it landed on the cliffs, and sat in this spot for at least forty minutes.
When there Kestrel eventually took off, it flew out of the area.
And a Pelican cruised past –
Then an Osprey arrived.
And when I looked to see where it had gone – there were two Ospreys –
I went back down to the rock platform, but the Ospreys had vanished. I later saw a distant one with a fish –
Hi David,
I have found your blog and am very interested in your posts, unfortunately all the images appear “broken” (no image shows, just a generic split photo icon). I have attempted using both laptop and phone on different accounts with the same result. I just wanted to let you know in case there’s something that needs fixing on the back-end.
Yes – others have commented about this too. There are issues with certain browsers eg Chrome. You may have to change security settings or try a different web browser?
Saphira – As a temporary work-around, you can remove the “s” from the URL. For example, instead of going to “https://david-noble.net/blog/?p=94321” go to “http://david-noble.net/blog/?p=94321”.
David – It looks like the problem comes from WordPress’s “responsive images”. WordPress has generated images to work at different screen sizes, but those images use http instead of https.
Hi David,
Your blog is great but unfortunately, like Saphira and others, I can’t see the images.
I tried Jakes’s workaround but unfortunately that hasn’t worked for me. I’ve tried Chrome and Safari, both updated to latest versions with settings checked, and the problem persists, (though oddly, they do show on my phone). As these are two of the most widely used browsers I’d suggest that the problem is at the WP end. The article below may help. Otherwise, if you’d like to get in touch I’d be happy to have a look at things for you.
I’m a blogger too (on a different platform) and a keen wildlife photographer. Your blog is a fabulous resource especially to those of us living and bird-spotting in Sydney. It would be great to be able to see all your wonderful images.
https://wpastra.com/guides-and-tutorials/images-not-loading-on-website/