Tag Archives: Eastern Osprey

Birds at Long Reef – 17 August 2024

This was an outstanding day for bird photography at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve in the Northern Beaches. I arrived around 11 am and stayed till around 4 pm. It was low tide when I arrived, so I was able to … Continue reading

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More Birds at Long Reef – 8 August 2024

Lately, Long Reef has provided the best opportunities for bird photography of the type I like doing (shooting raptors in flight), so I made another trip there with my camera. Again, I had some good birds there – four Osprey, … Continue reading

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Back to Long Reef and the Sea Cliffs – 5 August 2024

My previous trip to Long Reef had been ver good for photographing the local Ospreys despite very bad weather – particularly the strong cold wind. This time the weather forecast was better, but it looked like it might be a … Continue reading

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Ospreys at Long Reef – 28 July 2024

I had a great day at Long Reef in the Northern Beaches. It was very cold and very windy, and I was hoping for some shelter on the beach below the lookout. The tide was high. When I arrived at … Continue reading

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More Birds at Long Reef – 7 April 2024

I spent another day at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve on the Northern Beaches. I was after more photos of raptors. In particular Ospreys. They turned out to be the only raptors I saw. There were no Sea Eagles, or Kestrels … Continue reading

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Back to Long Reef for the Raptors – 1 April 2024

Reasonable weather was forecast – warm, but I was hoping for a sea breeze, so I decided to head back up to Long Reef to try and photograph the Ospreys and any other raptors that turned up. When I arrived, … Continue reading

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Raptors at Long Reef – 25 March 2024

I travelled up to Long Reef for another go at photographing the birds – and with the hope of seeing some raptors. When I arrived it was pretty quiet. The tide was too high to venture out onto the platform. … Continue reading

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Birds at Long Reef – 10 March 2024

I headed up to Long Reef for an afternoon of bird photography. The tide was fairly low, so I was able to venture out onto the rock platform. One aim was to photograph some of the local Ospreys. I did … Continue reading

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Birds at Long Reef – 29 January 2024

It had been a while since I had last visited Long Reef, so I headed up on the bus to Dee Why and walked out onto the headland. The weather was very hot and sunny – and I found conditions … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 30 November 2023

This is the time of year when I would normally spend a lot of time out on Malabar Headland photographing juvenile Peregrine Falcons. But this season, their nesting seems to have been unsuccessful. This is something  that is common with … Continue reading

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